Coconut Products - Prices on 20.04.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
07.04.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			20,610 T	
Average			18,970
Lowest			17,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,943,144
Nuts Traded		706,352

Next Auction on 22.04.2010 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	

Farm Gat Balled Nuts Price Rs. Per MT - 30,000

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.	18,000-19,000	29,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,500		33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	30,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-19,000	29,000-32,000
		
			
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(07.04.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)		-	
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			29,500-30,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	28,000

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 22.04.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)		 		148 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				147-148 N


4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			195,000-210,000 T
Phlippines (CIF-Rott) (31.03.2010) (Rs/Mt)		103,464	


5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				23,000 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 N

T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority