Coconut Products - Prices on 10.11.2008

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)

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

Kurunegala Dist.	15,500-17,500	25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-18,000	26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
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 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)			155,000-158,000 T 
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(17th Oct. 2008)	(Rs/Mt) 	93,974 	

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

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,200 T


T - Traded    N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority