Coconut Products - Prices on 17.09.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
16.09.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		31,000 T	
Average		28,035 T
Lowest		23,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,358,639
Nuts Traded	1,149,123

Next Auction on 23.09.2010 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.	22,000-25,000	34,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000-23,000	34,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,000-24,000	35,000-37,000
Hambantota Dist.	21,000		32,000-33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (16.09.2010)				
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	32,000-33,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra		 (Rs/250 Kg)	30,000-31,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	29,000-30,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (16.09.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		9,950
Quantity of Copra Sold	 (Kgs)		1,500
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)	-
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	31,567
 
Next Auction on 23/09/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine 			(Rs/Kg)	 	175 N
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)		175 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (09.09.2010) (Rs/Mt)		140,740	

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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,050 T
Superior 			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,100 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,200-1,350 T

8.MIX FIBRE (Rs/50 Kg)			1,050-1,150 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-2,000 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 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority