Coconut Products - Prices on 03.03.2010

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.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000		33,000-34,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,000		33,000-34,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)			(03.03.2010)				

	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)	
-M.S. No.1 Copra	Rs/250 Kg)	31,000-32,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	28,000-30,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) 
Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		27,500
	
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)	 	145 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 	142-145 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)	
(25.02.2010)		(Rs/Mt)	97,929	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	21,000-22,000 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)	28,000-28,500 T


12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)	1,300-1,400 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority