Coconut Products - Prices on 14.09.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
09.09.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			27,600 T	
Average			25,107 T
Lowest			22,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,227,069
Nuts Traded		1,111,057

Next Auction on 16.09.2010 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.	23,000		35,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000-23,000	34,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-24,000	34,000-37,000
Hambantota Dist.	21,000		32,000-33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(13.09.2010)				
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)		29,000-30,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	27,500-28,000

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 16/09/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			165-166 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			165-166 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			203,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (09.09.2010) (Rs/Mt)		140,740	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			20,000-22,000 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)		34,000-35,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority