Coconut Products - Prices on 28.10.2008

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.	15,000-19,000	26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-20,000	27,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-19,000	26,000-27,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-17,000	-

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)			130-135 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)			130-135 N	

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

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			19,000 N

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		750-800 T
Superior		(Rs/50 Kg)			825-850 T

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

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,800 T

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

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		28,000 T

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

T - Traded                             N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority