Coconut Products - Prices on 31.12.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.12.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			18,200 T	
Average			16,678 T
Lowest			15,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,365,673 
Nuts Traded		564,017

Next Auction on 08.01.2009 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 (23.12.2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			16,000 T
Average 			15,900 T	
Lowest			15,500 T

Next Auction on 27.01.2009 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.	15,500-16,750	22,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	14,500-16,000	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,000	22,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500-16,000	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
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 17.12.2008
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)			17,000
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)			5,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)		21,250 T
Simple Average price			 	21,250 T
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price 		21,000 T
 
Next Auction on 08.01.2009 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine		(Rs/Kg)	118 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	116 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			145,000-150,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (18th Dec. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	82,700 	

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)		825-875 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	1,000-1,200 T

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

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,000-2,600 T

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


T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority