Coconut Products - Prices on 11.09.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 11.09.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		23,800 T	
Average		20,970 T
Lowest		17,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,016,813
Nuts Traded	537,473

Next Auction on 19.09.2008 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.	18,000-20,000	30,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-20,000	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	17,000-18,500	-

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 17.09.2008 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)		178 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			174,000-175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (04th Sep. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	129,044 	

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)		26,000-27,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority