Coconut Products - Prices on 11.03.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
11.03.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		26,300 T	
Average		24,040 T
Lowest		20,100 T
Nuts Offered 	1,096,048
Nuts Traded	733,453

Next Auction on 18.03.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.03.2010)

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

Highest		24,000 T	
Average		22,690 T 	
Lowest                   	22,000 T	

Next Auction on 23/03/2010 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.	20,000-20,500	32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000		32,500-33,500
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(11.03.2010) (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)	30,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	29,000-30,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)(11.03.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		14,250
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		14,250
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	32,000
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	30,518
 
Next Auction on 18.03.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 	150-152 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 150 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)	22,000-23,000 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)		1,200 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority