Coconut Products - Prices on 17.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 16.10.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		21,000 T	
Average		20,093 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,125,698
Nuts Traded	419,672

Next Auction on 23.10.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.10.2008)

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

Highest		20,500 T	
Average		19,765 T	
Lowest		18,500 T	
Farm-gate unhusked
Price (Rs/Mt)  	29,500 T

Next Auction on 11.11.2008 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 21.10.2008 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.	17,000-20,000	      28,000-30,500
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-20,000	      29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	17,000-21,000	      29,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.	17,000-18,000	     -

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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-26.00	27.00-33.00
Pettah		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Nugegoda		25.00-26.00	28.00-32.00
Wellawatte		28.00-30.00	32.00-37.00
Kiribathgoda	25.00-28.00	30.00-35.00

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 22.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)163 T
Medium				(Rs/Kg)160-162 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(01st Oct. 2008)(Rs/Mt) 115,967 	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	19,000-20,000 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)     27,000-28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,300 T

T - Traded N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority