Coconut Products - Prices on 04.09.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 04.09.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				22,260 T	
Average				20,443 T
Lowest				19,250 T
Nuts Offered 			1,166,285
Nuts Traded			727,922

Next Auction on 11.09.2008 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				20,500 T	
Average				20,226.50 T	
Lowest				19,500 T	

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/Mt)

Highest				29,500 T
Average				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

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (26-08-2008) 

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

Highest				16,750 T
Average 				16,590 T		
Lowest				16,500 T

Next Auction on 23.09.2008 at 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.	16,000-19,000	   28,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000-19,000	   28,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	17,000-19,500 	   28,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	17,500-18,000	    -

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 03.09.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kg)19,566
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kg)19,566
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	25,500 T
	Simple Average 	
	price 	(Rs/250 Kg)		24,729 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra	Simple Average
	price	(Rs/250 Kg)		23,991 T
 

Next Auction on 10.09.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine					(Rs/Kg)180 T
Medium					(Rs/Kg)175-178 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	 	(Rs/Mt)		170,000-175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(28th Aug, 2008)        (Rs/Mt)	131,755 	


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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)	725-775 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)				800-900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,000-1,300 T


9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE			(Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,700 T

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

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)    		  24,000-27,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority