Coconut Products - Prices on 16.08.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
12.08.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		25,010 T	
Average		22,597 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,438,396
Nuts Traded	1,298,552

Next Auction on 19.08.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing
 Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (10.08.2010)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		22,250 T	
Average		21,505	
Lowest                 	 21,000	

Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs. Per MT - 31,000
Next Auction on 25/08/2010 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.	19,000-20,000	-
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-22,000	33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-20,000	26,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (11.08.2010)		
Copra - Edible   (Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	29,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	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 19/08/2010 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing 
Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 150-152 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 150 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	190,000-195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (05.08.2010) (Rs/Mt)	128,425	

5.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)	21,000-23,000 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)	32,000-32,500 T
12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,250 T

T - Traded   N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority