Coconut Products - Prices on 20.08.2010

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.


(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.	19,500-21,000	31,500-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000		33,000-33,500
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		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) 			 160-162 T
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)			 160-162 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)			200,000-202,000 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)			32,500-35,000 T

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

T - Traded        N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority