Coconut Products - Prices on 01.09.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
26.08.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			27,000 T	
Average			24,309 T
Lowest			18,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,149,306
Nuts Traded		885,446

Next Auction on 02.09.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (25.08.2010)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			25,000 T	
Average			24,880	
Lowest                  		24,000	

Next Auction on 07/09/2010 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.		21,000-23,500	34,000-38,000
Puttalam Dist.		22,000		32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.		22,000		34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.		20,000-20,500	32,000-33,000
	

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(01.09.2010)				
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 02/09/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			162 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)				162 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			200,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (26.08.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	131,446	
5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			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)			35,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority