Coconut Products - Prices on 08.03.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
04.03.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		25,000 T	
Average		23,610 T
Lowest		19,250 T
Nuts Offered 	1,628,141
Nuts Traded	805,138
Next Auction on 11.03.2010 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 09/03/2010 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.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		32,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000		32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (05.03.2010) 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)	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 CopraSimple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	29,215
Next Auction on 11.03.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
 Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 148 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 148 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)               	215,000-220,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (25.02.2010) (Rs/Mt)	97,929	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)	22,000-23,000 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)	29,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority