Coconut Products - Prices on 11.12.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
11.12.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		17,900 T	
Average		15,832 T
Lowest		14,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,582,562 
Nuts Traded	749,137

Next Auction on 11.12.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(08.12.2008)

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

Highest		15,750 T	
Average		15,520 T	
Lowest		15,000 T	

Next Auction on 13.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (28.11.2008) 

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

Highest		15,500 T
Average 		15,500 T		
Lowest		15,500 T

Next Auction on 23.12.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

Rs/1000 Nuts Rs/Mt                 (Husked Ex-Mill)     (Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist. 		16,000-17,000	22,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.		16,000-17,000	22,000-23,000
Gampaha Dist.		16,000-17,000	23,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.		15,000-16,000	20,000-21,000

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

			Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga			15.00-23.00	25.00-28.00
Pettah			18.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Dematagoda		15.00-20.00	25.00-28.00
Nugegoda			20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Wellawatte			26.00-28.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda		20.00-26.00	28.00-30.00
3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 10.12.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)		18,700
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)		18,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	26,500 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	26,060 T
M.S. No. 2 Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)23,500 T
 

Next Auction on 17.12.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)		110 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)		110 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		160,000-165,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (27th Nov. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	83,606 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)			   19,000-22,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	750-800 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)			800-825 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,500-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,000-2,500 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	29,000-30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)		1,150 T


T - Traded        N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority