Coconut Products - Prices on 03.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 02.10.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			24,610 T	
Average			22,762 T
Lowest			21,000 T
Nuts Offered 		771,037
Nuts Traded		609,737
Next Auction on 09.10.2008 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 (23-09-2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			18,000 T
Average 			18,000 T	
Lowest			18,000 T
Next Auction on 28.10.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farmgate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	19,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-20,000	-

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

Thotalanga		20.00-26.00	28.00-30.00
Pettah			-	25.00-30.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Nugegoda		24.00-26.00	28.00-34.00
Wellawatte		25.00-30.00	32.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda		-	28.00-35.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 24.09.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)				13,362
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)				13,362
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)			29,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)			28,769 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	24,000 T
Next Auction on 08.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)		176 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)		170 N	

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

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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

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

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,500-1,800 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,200-2,600 T

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

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority