Coconut Products - Prices on 08.06.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
03.06.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				21,220 T	
Average				20,005 T
Lowest				18,000 T
Nuts Offered 			1,153,139
Nuts Traded			685,238

Next Auction on 10.06.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (25.05.2010)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest				21,000	
Average				20,820 T 	
Lowest                   			20,000 T	

Next Auction on 08/06/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
  
(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (31.05.2010) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest				20,000 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.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		30,000
		

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(03.06.2010) (Kgs)		

Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)			-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)			32,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)			30,000-30,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		27,000-28,000

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 10.06.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			150-152 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			160 N	

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			183,000-188,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (03.06.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	106,973	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			21,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		900-1,000 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)		31,000-32,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority