Coconut Products - Prices on 11.11.2008

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

Kurunegala Dist.	16,000-17,500	26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-18,000	26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-18,000	26,000-27,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-18,000	-

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 N
Medium				(Rs/Kg)	135-138 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 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)	28,000-28,500 T

12. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/50 Kg)	900-1,050 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority