Coconut Products - Prices on 15.09.2010

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		36,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000		34,000
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)	 			168-170 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				166-168 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

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

5.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				22,000-23,000 N

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 T

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

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority