Coconut Products - Prices on 17.05.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
13.05.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		23,000 T	
Average		21,153 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,900,629
Nuts Traded	852,510

Next Auction on 20.05.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(11.05.2010)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		21,500	
Average		20,937 T 	
Lowest                   	20,500 T	

Farm-Gate Balled nuts Price Rs./per MT  32,000

Next Auction on 25/05/2010 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		-

Next Auction  on       10.00 am 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.	19,000-20,000	29,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
		
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (12.05.2010)	 (Kgs)		

Copra - Edible   (Rs/250 Kg)			-	
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		0,000-30,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)	27,500-28,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (06.05.2010)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)	10,822
Quantity of Copra Sold  (Kgs)	10,822
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)	28,500
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	28,485
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	27,542
 
Next Auction on 20.05.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	152-153 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	164 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	190,000-195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (06.05.2010) (Rs/Mt)	107,865	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	20,000-22,000 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)	29,000 T

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

T - Traded  N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority