Coconut Products - Prices on 19.09.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 19.09.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			22,400 T	
Average			21,375 T
Lowest			19,750 T
Nuts Offered 		840,808
Nuts Traded		427,943

Next Auction on 25.09.2008 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 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

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

Kurunegala Dist.	18,000-20,000		30,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000		30,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000			31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000			25,000

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 Averageprice	     (Rs/250 Kg)		23,991 T
 

Next Auction on 24.09.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine 		(Rs/Kg)			170-172 T
Medium 		(Rs/Kg)			170 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			170,000-175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (11th Sep. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	119,229 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				19,000-23,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		750-775 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				800-850 T

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

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,300-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		25,000-26,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,150-1,250 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority