Coconut Products - Prices on 15.09.2008

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 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. 		18,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist. 		19,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist. 		20,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.		18,000-20,000	-
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 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)				177-180 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				176-178 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (11th Sep. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	119,229 	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				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)		1,150 T   

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority