Coconut Products - Prices on 24.05.2010

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.	22,000		34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-20,000	32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		30,000-31,000
		
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 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 165-166 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)(20.05.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	106,494 	

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)	29,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,250 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority