Coconut Products - Prices on 10.09.2008

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 -(09.09.2008)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			23,500 T	
Average			22,295 T	
Lowest			21,000 T	

Next Auction on 13.10.2008 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 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.	17,000-20,000		30,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-20,000		30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000			30,000-31,000
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)	2		5,500 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)					1778 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)				175,000-177,500 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (04th Sep. 2008) (Rs/Mt)		129,044 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)					19,750-20,000 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)			26,000-27,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority