Coconut Products - Prices on 08.09.2010

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 - (07.09.2010)

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

Highest			26,750 T	
Average			25,750 T	
Lowest                  	 	25,000 T	

Next Auction on 21/09/2010 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.		22,000-23,000	34,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.		22,000-23,000	34,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.		23,000-24,000	35,000-37,000
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)	29,546
 

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 T	
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)  (02.09.2010)(Rs/Mt)		132,783	

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 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority