Coconut Products - Prices on 29.09.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 25.09.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			22,500 T	
Average			21,081 T
Lowest			19,250 T
Nuts Offered 		659,974
Nuts Traded		577,046
Next Auction on 02.10.2008 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 (23-09-2008) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			18,000 T
Average 			18,000 T	
Lowest			18,000 T
Next Auction on 28.10.2008 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		30,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-21,000		31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000		31,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-20,000		-

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-26.00	28.00-30.00
Pettah			-	25.00-30.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Nugegoda		24.00-26.00	28.00-34.00
Wellawatte		25.00-30.00	32.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda		-	28.00-35.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 24.09.2008
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)				13,362
Quantity of Copra Sold  (Kg)				13,362
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)			29,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)			28,769 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)	24,000 T
Next Auction on 08.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg) 
Fine (Rs/Kg)				176 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)				170 T	
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		175,000-178,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (11th Sep. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	119,229 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)			18,000-20,000 N
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)	26,000-27,000 N
12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,200-1,250 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority