Coconut Products - Prices on 30.03.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
25.03.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			23,010 T	
Average			20,890
Lowest			18,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,587,524
Nuts Traded		671,145

Next Auction on 01.04.2010 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  	
Lowest                  		22,000 T	

Next Auction on 05/04/2010 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 30/03/2010 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.	22,000		34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000		34,000-35,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-22,000	31,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		30,000-31,000
		
Palm oil Prices wholesale (Rs.MT)	185,000/-
Retail (Rs./Kg)			190/-

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded (30.03.2010) (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)			-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)			34,000-35,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)			32,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		28,500-29,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	 (25.03.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			10,082
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			10,082
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)			29,513
 
Next Auction on 01.04.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11,
Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			153 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			152 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			200,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (25.03.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	102,934	

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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		825-900 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)		1,250-1,700 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)			1,100-1,200 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority