Coconut Products - Prices on 08.01.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
08.01.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		18,510 T	
Average		16,835 T
Lowest		14,000 T
Nuts Offered 	2,542,457 
Nuts Traded	1,231,612
Next Auction on 15.01.2009 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 (23.12.2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		16,000 T
Average 		15,900 T		
Lowest		15,500 T

Next Auction on 27.01.2009 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.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	22,000

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 08.01.2008
Quantity of Copra Offered	  	 (Kg)		59,133
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kg)		19,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	26,000 T
	Simple Average 				24,000 T
	price		
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
	price					20,862 T
Next Auction on 21.01.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine				(Rs/Kg)		122 T
Medium				(Rs/Kg)		118 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(13th Dec. 2008)	
				(Rs/Mt)		84,750 	
6.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		20,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		775 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)		800-825 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,100 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,400 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	
				(Rs/Mt)		30,000-32,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,100 T

T - Traded   N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority