Coconut Products - Prices on 26.05.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
26.05.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   					22,900 T	
Average					21,255 T
Lowest					19,000 T
Nuts Offered 				1,126,609
Nuts Traded				632,049

Next Auction on 03.06.2010 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.		18,000		30,000-30,500
Puttalam Dist.		19,000		32,000
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)		28,000-28,500

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 30.06.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine		(Rs/Kg)	 			157-158 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 			165-166 N

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)				106,494	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)			20,000 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)           			29,000-30,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS       (Rs/50 Kg)      			1,250 T
T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority