Coconut Products - Prices on 16.09.2008

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.	17,000-21,000	29,000-31,750
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-21,000	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 T
Medium		(Rs/Kg)			175-176 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)		19,000-20,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		750-775 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		800-850 T

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

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,300-2,600 T

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

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100 T   

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority