Coconut Products - Prices on 02.09.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
02.09.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			26,710 T	
Average			24,908 T
Lowest			22,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,362,316
Nuts Traded		1,243,855

Next Auction on 09.09.2010 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) (02.09.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered 	(Kgs)		8,695
Quantity of Copra Sold 	(Kgs)		8,695
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	31,500
Simple avg. price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	31,338
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	29,546
 
Next Auction on 09/09/2010 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)		202,000-205,000 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