Coconut Products - Prices on 04.08.2010

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 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.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-20,000	30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-19,500	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		28,000
		

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(04.08.2010)			
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		29,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)		27,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	25,500-26,500

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 CopraSimple 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)	 			145 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			143-144 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			181,000-185,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (22.07.2017) (Rs/Mt)		120,416	
5.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				21,500-22,000  T
6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,150 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)			1,100-1,150 T
9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,600 T
10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,800-2,900 T
11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		32,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS  (Rs/50 Kg)			1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority