Coconut Products - Prices on 16.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 16.10.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		21,000 T	
Average		20,093 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,045,973
Nuts Traded	419,672

Next Auction on 23.10.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.10.2008)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		20,500 T	
Average		19,765 T	
Lowest		18,500 T	
Farm-gate unhusked
Price (Rs/Mt)  	29,500 T

Next Auction on 11.11.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (23-09-2008) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		18,000 T
Average 		18,000 T	
Lowest		18,000 T

Next Auction on 21.10.2008 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.		17,000-20,000	28,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.		18,000-21,000	30,000-31,000
Gampaha Dist.		18,000-20,000	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.		17,000-18,000	-

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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-26.00	27.00-33.00
Pettah		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Nugegoda		25.00-26.00	28.00-32.00
Wellawatte		28.00-30.00	32.00-37.00
Kiribathgoda	25.00-28.00	30.00-35.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 24.09.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)			13,362
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)			13,362
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)			29,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)		28,769 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 CopraSimple Average price(Rs/250 Kg)	24,000 T
 

Next Auction on 22.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)			164-165 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)			164-165 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price(Rs/Mt)			155,000-158,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (01st Oct. 2008)  (Rs/Mt)	115,967 	

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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		775-800 T
Superior	 (Rs/50 Kg)			800-850 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			950-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,800 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,200-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		27,000-28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,100-1,300 T

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority