Coconut Products - Prices on 20.08.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 14.08.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			20,000 T	
Average			18,782 T
Lowest			16,500 T
Nuts Offered 		931,432
Nuts Traded		644,157

Next Auction on 21.08.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(12.08.2008)

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

Highest			Rs. 20,500 T	
Average			Rs. 20,226.50 T	
Lowest			Rs. 19,500 T	

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/Mt)

Highest			Rs. 29,500 T
Average			Rs. 29,500 T
Lowest	-
Nuts offered		283,500 
Nuts traded		126,000

Next Auction on 09.09.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (29-07-2008) 

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

Highest			Rs. 22,000 T
Average 			Rs. 21,333 T		
Lowest			Rs. 21,000 T
Next Auction on 26.08.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(c) Locally Traded Wholesale price per 1,000 Nuts

		Rs/1000 Nuts		Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farmgate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	16,000-18,500		28,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-18,000		28,000-29,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-18,000		28,000-29,000
Hambanthota Dist.	17,000-18,000		-

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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Pettah		16.00-20.00	24.00-25.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 20.08.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)				16,000
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)				16,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)			26,500 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)			25,739 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	21,778 T
 
Next Auction on 20.08.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)				160 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)				158-160 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Whole sale Price (Rs/Mt)			160,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) 7th Aug, 2008) (Rs/Mt)	129,804 	

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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		750-775 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				800-850 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)			1,000-1,400 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,300 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		24,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS Rs/50 Kg)			950-1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority