Coconut Products - Prices on 29.12.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.12.2008               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			18,200 T	
Average			16,678 T
Lowest			15,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,365,673 
Nuts Traded		564,017

Next Auction on 08.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(08.12.2008)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			15,750 T	
Average			15,520 T	
Lowest			15,000 T	
Next Auction on 13.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (28.11.2008) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			15,500 T
Average 			15,500 T	
Lowest			15,500 T

Next Auction on 23.12.2008 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.	15,500-17,000	22,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,000	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-17,000	22,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500-16,000	22,000-23,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)
Thotalanga		15.00-23.00	25.00-28.00
Pettah		18.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00-28.00
Nugegoda		20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Wellawatte		26.00-28.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-26.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 17.12.2008
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)		17,000
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)		5,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)		21,250 T
Simple Average price			21,250 T
M.S. No. 2 Copra	
Simple Average price			21,000 T
 
Next Auction on 08.01.2009 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11,
Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)				118-120 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				115-116 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			145,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (04th Dec. 2008) (Rs/Mt)	82,700 	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				20,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		750-800 T
Superio  (Rs/50 Kg)				825-875 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg) 			1,000-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,700 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg) 		2,000-2,600 T

11. COCONUT SHELL
 CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt) 				28,000-30,000 N

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,150 N

T - Traded             N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority