Coconut Products - Prices on 29.08.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 28.08.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		19,850 T	
Average		19,332 T
Lowest		17,500 T
Nuts Offered 	711,118
Nuts Traded	225,328
Next Auction on 04.09.2008 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 (26-08-2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		Rs. 16,750 T
Average 		Rs. 16,590 T	
Lowest		Rs. 16,500 T
Next Auction on 23.09.2008 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
	Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
	(Farmgate unhusked)	
Kurunegala Dist.	17,000-18,000	28,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000-19,000	28,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	17,000-18,000	30,000
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 03.09.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	175-180 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	175 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Whole sale Price		(Rs/Mt)	168,000-173,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(21st Aug, 2008)	(Rs/Mt)	131,375 	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)			19,000 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)	25,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority