Coconut Products - Prices on 24.10.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
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.	15,000-18,000		27,000-28,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-19,000		28,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000		27,000-28,000
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 Average price (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)			145-150 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)			145-150 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			153,000-155,000 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)		1,200 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal 

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority