Coconut Products - Prices on 23.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on2
23.10.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		18,700 T	
Average		17,597 T
Lowest		16,750 T
Nuts Offered 	919,779
Nuts Traded	427,245

Next Auction on 30.10.2008 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

Next Auction on 25/11/2008 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.		17,000-19,000	28,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.		17,000-19,000	28,000
Gampaha Dist.		18,000		-
Hambanthota Dist.		15,000-16,000	-

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 Averageprice(Rs/250 Kg)		24,000 T
 

Next Auction on 29.10.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at 
CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine(Rs/Kg)		148-154 T
Medium(Rs/Kg)		152.50 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price(Rs/Mt)		150,000-155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (17th Oct. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	93,974 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt) 			19,000-20,000 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)		1,100-1,300 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority