Coconut Products - Prices on 29.04.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.04.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		23,000 T	
Average		21,318 T
Lowest		18,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,800,726
Nuts Traded	1,194,720

Next Auction on 06.05.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(20.04.2010)

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

Highest		-	
Average		19,000  	
Lowest                  	 -	


Next Auction on 11/05/2010 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	29,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,000		30,000-33,000
		
		
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(29.04.2010)				

(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible 		 (Rs/250 Kg)  -	
M.S. No.1 Copra   		(Rs/250 Kg)                           	          30,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra                       (Rs/250 Kg)	                           29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	    (Rs/250 Kg)	                27,000-28,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)  (29.04.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	                            		14,000
Quantity of Copra Sold                 (Kgs)	                            		14,000
M.S. No.1 Copra  Highest Price	  (Rs./250 Kg)	                         	  29,000
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	                                    -
M.S. No.2 Copra  Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	                        	27,462
 
Next Auction on 06.05.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)	            		156 T
Medium				(Rs/Kg)	 		158 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)			190,000 T
Phlippines (CIF-Rott)	(22.04.2010)	(Rs/Mt)			109,070	

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)		1,000-1,200 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)	                     	 30,000 T

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

                               T - Traded             N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority