Coconut Products - Prices on 20.05.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
20.05.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		23,000 T	
Average		21,427 T
Lowest		20,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,244,050
Nuts Traded	593,006

Next Auction on 26.05.2010 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.	21,000-22,000	31,000-33,500
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000
		

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(19.05.2010)				

		                        (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	            -	
M.S. No.1 Copra	                     (Rs/250 Kg)   	30,000-30,500
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)	                          156-157 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	                                 165 T


4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	                     (Rs/Mt)    	195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (12.05.2010)(Rs/Mt)	          	 107,640	

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

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)	        28,500 T

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


                          T - Traded                            N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority