Coconut Products - Prices on 14.11.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
13.11.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			19,030 T	
Average			17,510 T
Lowest			16,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,474,252 
Nuts Traded		563,524
Next Auction on 20.11.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(11.11.2008)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest				17,100 T	
Average				17,040 T	
Lowest				17,000 T	
Farm-gate unhusked Price (Rs/Mt)  	-
Next Auction on 08.12.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (21.10.2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		15,000 T
Average 		15,000 T	
Lowest		15,000 T
Next Auction on 25.11.2008 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.	16,000-18,000	25,000-26,500
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-18,000	25,500-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	25,000-27,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-17,000	-

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

Thotalanga		15.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Pettah		18.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Dematagoda	18.00-26.00	28.00-30.00
Nugegoda		20.00-25.00	28.00-32.00
Wellawatte		28.00-30.00	33.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 29.10.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)				14,700
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)				14,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)			25,750 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)			25,292 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	20,470 T
Next Auction on 19.11.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	135 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	130 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	155,000-160,000 T 
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (17th Oct. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	93,974 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt) 	18,500-20,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE 
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	750-800 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)			825-850 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	900-1,200 T

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

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,100-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	28,000-28,500 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	900-1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority