Coconut Products - Prices on 07.11.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
06.11.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				20,200 T	
Average				18,220 T
Lowest				16,000 T
Nuts Offered 			1,644,627 
Nuts Traded			1,064,997

Next Auction on 13.11.2008 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 (21.10.2008) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest				15,000 T
Average 				15,000 T	
Lowest				15,000 T

Next Auction on 25.11.2008 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

	 (Farmgate unhusked) 	  (Husked Ex-Mill)
Rs/Mt Rs/1000 Nuts		
		

Kurunegala Dist.	18,000	24,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-20,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	24,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000	23,000-24,000

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 29.10.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)	14,700
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)	14,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra 
Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)   	25,750 T
Simple Average price 	(Rs/250 Kg)   	25,292 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra 
Simple Average price	(Rs/250 Kg)   	20,470 T
 

Next Auction on 19.11.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)		140 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)		130-140 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

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

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	18,000-19,000 T

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)		900-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL(Rs/Mt)		27,000-28,500 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,150-1,200 T

T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority