Coconut Products - Prices on 05.09.2008

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.		17,500-20,000	28,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.		17,000-20,000	28,000-31,000
Gampaha Dist.		18,000-20,000	28,000-31,000
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 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 N
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)		23,500-26,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,050 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority