Coconut Products - Prices on 03.02.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
03.02.2010
             
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		27,700 T	
Average		25,410 T
Lowest		23,000 T
Nuts Offered 	573,180
Nuts Traded	420,805
Next Auction on 11.02.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.01.2010)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		26,000 T	
Average		24,540 T	
Lowest                  	 24,000 T	
Farm-Gate Balled nuts Price Rs./per MT  35,250

Next Auction on 09.02.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya
(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (17.11.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		21,000 T
Average 		-	
Lowest		-

Next Auction on 16.02.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta.
(d) Coconut Development Authority - Gampola Auction  (07.09.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		19,300 T	
Average		-
Lowest		-
(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

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

Kurunegala Dist.	23,000		34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000		37,000-38,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,000		34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	23,000		33,000-34,500

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		20.00-24.00	25.00-28.00	29.00-30.00
Pettah		20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	27.00-28.00
Dematagoda	20.00-23.00	24.00-25.00	27.00-28.00
Nugegoda		22.00-23.00	24.00-26.00	27.00-28.00
Wellawatta		22.00		25.00-28.00	29.00-32.00
Kiribathgoda	23.00		25.00-27.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(03.02.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible 	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-	
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	33,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	32,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		30,000-30,500
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) 	(03.02.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	 (Kgs)		-
Quantity of Copra Sold	 (Kgs)		-
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
Simple avg. price		 (Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
 
Next Auction on 11.02.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)		 152-153 N
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)		 145-148 N
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		235,000-245,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (28.01.2010) (Rs/Mt)		90,020	

6.POONAC  		(Rs/Mt)		21,000 -23,000 T
7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) 	(Rs/50 Kg)		800-850 T
Superior 			(Rs/50 Kg)		950 T
8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		 (Rs/50 Kg)	900-1,000 T
9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE 	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,650-1,750 T
10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	 (Rs/50 Kg)	2,200-2,500 T
11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		28,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS		 (Rs/50 Kg)	1,300 T

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority