Coconut Products - Prices on 01.03.2010

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 at 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 22/03/2010 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.	21,000		33,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000		33,000-34,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,000		33,000-34,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (11.02.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)	-	M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	29,000-30,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)	27,500-28,000
	
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)	 147-148 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 -

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (25.02.2010) (Rs/Mt)	92,929	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	21,000-22,500 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