Coconut Products - Prices on 02.08.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.07.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest		22,710 T
Average		20,523 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,282,060
Nuts Traded	1,058,722

Next Auction on 05.08.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (27.07.2010)

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

Highest		21,000 T	
Average		-	
Lowest                  	 -	

Next Auction on 10/08/2010 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 at 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.	18,000-19,000	27,000-29,000	
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-19,500	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		27,000-28,000
		

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (27.07.2010)				
Copra - Edible   (Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	29,000-30,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	28,000-28,250
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	25,500-27,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (29.07.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)	12,096
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)	11,659
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)	28,700
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	28,530
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	26,461
 

Next Auction on 05.08.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
 Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)	 143 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	143 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Local Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	185,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (29.07.2010) (Rs/Mt)	120,416	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)		20,000-22,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,100 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)			1,000-1,050 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,300 T

8.MIX FIBRE  (Rs/50 Kg)		1,200-1,250 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,500 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,800-2,900 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	31,000-32,500 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,250 T

T - Traded   N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority