Coconut Products - Prices on 15.12.2008

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 18.12.2008 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 NutsRs/Mt 	(Husked Ex-Mill) 	      (Farm-gateunhusked)	
Kurunegala Dist.	15,000-17,500		22,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,000		23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000		23,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000			22,000-23,000

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

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)				110-114 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)				110 TN	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			155,000-165,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (4th Dec. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	78,644 	

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)			950-1,150 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,600 T

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

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt) 		29,500-30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,150-1,200 T

T - Traded       N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority