Coconut Products - Prices on 20.09.2010

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.	26,000	3	9,000-40,000
Puttalam Dist.	24,000-27,000	38,000-41,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000-26,000	38,000-41,000
Hambantota Dist.	25,000		34,500-35,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (20.09.2010)							
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	32,500-33,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	32,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)	31,000-31,500

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)	 175-177 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 175-177 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	210,000-215,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (16.09.2010) (Rs/Mt)	142,519	

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

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

T - Traded  N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority