Coconut Products - Prices on 13.11.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
13.11.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		19,030 T	
Average		17,510 T
Lowest		16,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,474,252 
Nuts Traded	563,524

Next Auction on 20.11.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(11.11.2008)

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

Highest		17,100 T	
Average		17,040 T	
Lowest		17,000 T	
Farm-gate unhusked
Price (Rs/Mt)  	-

Next Auction on 08.12.2008 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 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, 
Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

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

Kurunegala Dist.	16,000-17,000	26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-18,000	25,500-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-18,000	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 29.10.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)		14,700
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)		14,700
M.S. No. 1 CopraHighest 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)		135-140 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		130 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	155,000-160,000 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 T

T - Traded  
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority