Coconut Products - Prices on 05.08.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
05.08.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			22,800 T	
Average			20,645 T
Lowest			18,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,622,998
Nuts Traded		1,427,529

Next Auction on 12.08.2010 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			32,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-20,000		30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000		30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000			28,000

Palm oil prices wholesale (Rs/mt) 185,000.
Retail (Rs/kg) 187		

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 Copra	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	26,461
 

Next Auction on 12/08/2010 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54,
 Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)	                  145 N
Medium				(Rs/Kg)	                  145 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	               		 (Rs/Mt)       	 182,000-185,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (22.07.2017)      	 (Rs/Mt)	       	 120,416	

5.POONAC 		                 (Rs/Mt)          	  21,000-22,500  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)	1,200-1,250 T

                       T - Traded                 N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority