Coconut Products - Prices on 12.09.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 11.09.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		23,800 T	
Average		20,970 T
Lowest		17,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,016,813
Nuts Traded	537,473

Next Auction on 19.09.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority 
     Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.09.2008)

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

Highest		23,500 T	
Average		22,295 T	
Lowest		21,000 T	

Next Auction on 13.10.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (26-08-2008) 

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

Highest		16,750 T
Average 		16,590 T		
Lowest		16,500 T

Next Auction on 23.09.2008 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked 	(Farmgate unhusked)	Ex-Mill)
		
Kurunegala Dist.	18,000-21,000	29,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-20,000	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-18,500	-

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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Pettah		16.00-20.00	24.00-25.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 03.09.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kg)19,566
Quantity of Copra Sold                            (Kg)19,566
M.S. No. 1 Copra
Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	25,500 T
Simple Average price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	24,729 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra	Simple Average
price	(Rs/250 Kg)		23,991 T
 

Next Auction on 17.09.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)			179-181 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)			178 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price                             (Rs/Mt)	175,000-178,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(04th Sep. 2008)      (Rs/Mt)	129,044 	

6.POONAC                                             (Rs/Mt)	20,000-21,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)	725-775 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)	800-900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	2,100-2,400 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)	26,000-27,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority