Coconut Products - Prices on 06.04.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
01.04.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			22,500 T	
Average			20,800 T
Lowest			18,000 T
Nuts Offered 		2,195,005
Nuts Traded		762,678

Next Auction on 07.04.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(05.04.2010)

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

Highest			21,000 T	
Average			20,660 T	
Lowest                   		20,500 T	

Next Auction on 20/04/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedudra, Kuliyapitiya.
(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (30.03.2010) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			19,500 T
Average 			-	
Lowest			-

Next Auction on 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.	19,000-20,000	32,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-20,000	32,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
			
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (05.04.2010) (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)		29,000-30,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	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 07.04.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			148 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			148 N	

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			200,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)\ (31.03.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	103,464	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			21,000 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)		29,000-30,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,100 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority