Coconut Products - Prices on 29.09.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
23.09.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				33,610 T	
Average				30,135 T
Lowest				23,000 T
Nuts Offered 			1,213,591
Nuts Traded			1,167,465

Next Auction on 30.09.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (21.09.2010)

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

Highest				27,500 T	
Average				26,843 T	
Lowest                  	 		26,500 T	

Next Auction on 12/10/2010 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		40,000-42,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,800-27,000	39,000-42,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000		40,000-41,000
Hambantota Dist.	25,000		34,500-35,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(29.09.2010)				
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		38,000-39,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		36,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)	33,000-35,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (23.09.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)		10,950
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)		10,950
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)		34,000
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)		32,554
 

Next Auction on 30/09/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)	 		195-196 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 		193-195 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		220,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (23.09.2010) (Rs/Mt)	150,157	

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)	32,000-33,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority