Coconut Products - Prices on 17.09.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 11.09.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			23,800 T	
Average			20,970 T
Lowest			17,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,016,813
Nuts Traded		537,473

Next Auction on 19.09.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.09.2008)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			23,500 T	
Average			22,295 T	
Lowest			21,000 T	
Next Auction on 13.10.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (26-08-2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			16,750 T
Average 			16,590 T	
Lowest			16,500 T
Next Auction on 23.09.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farmgate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	18,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-20,000	-

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Pettah		16.00-20.00	24.00-25.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 03.09.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg) 				19,566
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)				19,566
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)			25,500 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)			24,729 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	23,991 T
Next Auction on 17.09.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)				172 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)				170 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (11th Sep. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	119,229 	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)	20,000-22,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		750-775 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				800-850 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	1,000-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,300-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		24,000-27,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,100-1,250 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority