Coconut Products - Prices on 02.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 02.10.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			24,610 T	
Average			22,762 T
Lowest			21,000 T
Nuts Offered 		771,037
Nuts Traded		609,737

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.	19,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-21,000	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		20.00-26.00	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)	175-176 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	170 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)	175,000-177,500 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(11th Sep. 2008)	(Rs/Mt)	119,229 	

6.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)	20,000-22,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

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

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)	1,500-1,800 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)	2,200-2,600 T

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

12. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,300 T

T - Traded N - Nominal Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority