Coconut Products - Prices on 19.08.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
19.08.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		27,000 T	
Average		24,464 T
Lowest		19,500 T
Nuts Offered 	712,429
Nuts Traded	597,240

Next Auction on 26.08.2010 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.	21,500		33,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000		33,000-33,500
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
	

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(18.08.2010)			
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	30,500-32,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	29,500-31,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	28,000-30,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(19.08.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		8,132
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		8,132
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	31,500
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	30,500
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	29,341
 
Next Auction on 26/08/2010 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 	158-160 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 160 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (17.08.2010)(Rs/Mt)		133,517	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		22,000-23,000 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)		32,000-35,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority