Coconut Products - Prices on 18.12.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.12.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		18,200 T	
Average		16,678 T
Lowest		15,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,365,673 
Nuts Traded	546,017

Next Auction on 08.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(08.12.2008)

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

Highest		15,750 T	
Average		15,520 T	
Lowest		15,000 T	

Next Auction on 13.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (28.11.2008) 

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

Highest		15,500 T
Average 		15,500 T		
Lowest		15,500 T


Next Auction on 23.12.2008 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.	16,000-17,500	22,000-25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-17,000	23,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	23,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	22,000-23,000


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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		15.00-23.00	25.00-28.00
Pettah		18.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00-28.00
Nugegoda		20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Wellawatte		26.00-28.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-26.00	28.00-30.00


3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 17.12.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)		17,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)		5,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	21,250 T
	Simple Average 			21,250 T
	price	
M.S. No. 2 	Simple Average
	price		(Rs/250 Kg)	21,000 T
 

Next Auction on 08.01.2009 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		120 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		115 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	
(04th Dec. 2008)		(Rs/Mt)		78,644 	


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


7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		750-800 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		825-875 T
8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,000-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL 
CHARCOAL                   	 (Rs/Mt)		29,000-30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,125-1,250 T


T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority