Coconut Products - Prices on 09.03.2010

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.	21,000		32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-20,500	32,000-32,500
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (09.03.2010)				
(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 Copra	
Simple 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.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			148-150 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			148 N	

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			220,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (04.03.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	107,145	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			22,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

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

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

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

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

10. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		29,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,150-1,200 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority