Coconut Products - Prices on 20.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (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 		1,125,698
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.	17,000-18,000	28,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-20,000	29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-18,000	-

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 Copra	
Simple Averageprice	(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) 		157 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)		157-158 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			150,000-155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (01st Oct. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	115,967 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				19,000-20,000 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)			1,200 T

T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority