Coconut Products - Prices on 18.11.2008

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 28.11.2008 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.	16,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-17,000	-

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)	122-126 T
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	120-125 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	     150,000-155,000 N 
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(17th Oct. 2008)(Rs/Mt)	       93,974 	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	          19,000-20,000 N

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)                    28,000-30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg) 	850-1,000 T


T - Traded           N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority