Coconut Products - Prices on 21.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 16.10.2008  (Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			21,000 T	
Average			20,093 T
Lowest			18,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,125,698
Nuts Traded		419,672

Next Auction on 23.10.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.10.2008) (Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			20,500 T	
Average			19,765 T	
Lowest			18,500 T	
Farm-gate unhusked
Price (Rs/Mt)  		29,500 T

Next Auction on 11.11.2008 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

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale) 	Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill) (Farmgate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	17,000-19,000		28,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000-19,000		29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	17,000-19,000		28,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-18,000	-
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                          			13,362 (Kg)	
Quantity of Copra Sold           				13,362 (Kg)
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 22.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine                                                             (Rs/Kg)  155-158 T
Medium                                                        (Rs/Kg) 155-158 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price                            		 (Rs/Mt) 150,000-155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(01st Oct. 2008)	         	(Rs/Mt) 	115,967 	

6.POONAC 				(Rs/Mt) 	20,000 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) 27,000-28,000 T

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

T - Traded  N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority