Coconut Products - Prices on 18.09.2008

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	29,000-30,500
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000		32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-18,000	25,000

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 24.09.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)	167-170 T
Medium				(Rs/Kg)	170 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price                            (Rs/Mt)   	165,000-170,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(11th Sep. 2008)	(Rs/Mt)	119,229 	

6.POONAC                                           (Rs/Mt)       	19,000-21,000 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)	25,000-26,000 T

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

                   T - Traded                              N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority