Coconut Products - Prices on 13.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 09.10.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			21,300 T	
Average			19,892 T
Lowest			16,500 T
Nuts Offered 		880,274
Nuts Traded		134,040
Next Auction on 16.10.2008 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 21.10.2008 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.	18,000-20,000	29,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-21,000	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		-

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)
Thotalanga		20.00-26.00	27.00-33.00
Pettah		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Nugegoda		25.00-26.00	28.00-32.00
Wellawatte		28.00-30.00	32.00-37.00
Kiribathgoda	25.00-28.00	30.00-35.00

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 15.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)		165-167 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)		163-165 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			160,000-165,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (01st Oct. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	115,967 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				19,000-23,000 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)			1,250-1,350 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority