Coconut Products - Prices on 03.05.2010

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 T  	
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)	 158-160 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 158-160 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	195,000 T
Phlippines (CIF-Rott) (22.04.2010) (Rs/Mt)	109,070	


5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	21,000-22,000 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)	1,000-1,200 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