Coconut Products - Prices on 25.02.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
25.02.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		23,410 T	
Average		22,490 T
Lowest		20,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,413,501
Nuts Traded	745,806

Next Auction on 04.03.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(23.02.2010)

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

Highest		23,000 T	
Average		22,620 T 	
Lowest                 	  21,000 T	

Next Auction on 09/3/2010  10.00 a.m. at Sirimedudra, Kuliyapitiya.
  


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (15.02.2010) 

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

Highest		24,000 T
Average 		23,200 		
Lowest		22,500 

Next Auction on  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		35,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000		34,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000		34,000
Hambanthota Dist.	23,000		35,000-36,000



2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)			(25.02.2010)				

	(Kgs) Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)-	
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)  	38,000   
M.S. No. 2 Copra		 (Rs/250 Kg)	34,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) 
Copra 			(Rs/250 Kg)	30,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(25.02.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered   	(Kgs)		11,000 
Quantity of Copra Sold	      (Kgs)		11,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price(Rs./250 Kg)	31,000
	Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)	29,215
 
Next Auction on 04.03.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)	 150-152 N
Medium				(Rs/Kg)	 150 N


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)	195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)	(18.02.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	92,784	

6.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)	21,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)	800-900 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)	850-925 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,000-1,150 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)	2,500 T

11. COCONUT SHELL 
CHARCOAL			(Rs/Mt)	28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority