Coconut Products - Prices on 21.05.2010

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   		23,100 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		35,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
		

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 26.05.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 158 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 166 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		190,000-195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (12.05.2010)(Rs/Mt)		107,640	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		21,000-22,000 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)		30,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority