Coconut Products - Prices on 04.05.2010

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  	
Lowest                   		-	

Next Auction on 11/05/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
  
(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (30.03.2010) 

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

Highest			19,500 T
Average 			-		
Lowest			-

(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		29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
		
		
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)	 			160-161 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			190,000-195,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (29.04.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	108,976	

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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,000 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)				950 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,200-1,300 T

8.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,700 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,300 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