Coconut Products - Prices on 29.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
23.10.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest  		 		18,700 T	
Average				17,597 T
Lowest				16,750 T
Nuts Offered 			919,779
Nuts Traded			427,245

Next Auction on 30.10.2008 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 25/11/2008 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.	15,000-17,000	26,000-27,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,500	26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-19,000	24,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	-

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 29.10.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered(Kg)				14,700
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)				14,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra  Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)			25,750 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)			25,292 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	20,470 T

Next Auction on 05.11.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	125-130 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	125-130 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			150,000-155,000 T 
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (17th Oct. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	93,974 	

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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	750-800 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)			825-850 T

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

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,800 T

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

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

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg) 	1,000-1,200 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority