Coconut Products - Prices on 07.08.2010

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.		21,500-23,000	34,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.		22,000-23,000	34,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.		22,000-24,000	33,000-37,000
Hambantota Dist.		20,000-21,000	32,000-35,000


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)		39,546
 
Next Auction on 09/09/2010 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)	 		163 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 		163 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		200,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (26.08.2017)  (Rs/Mt)	131,446	

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)	34,000-35,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)		1,300 N

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority