Coconut Products - Prices on 06.10.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
30.09.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			33,700 T	
Average			29,864 T
Lowest			25,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,130,424
Nuts Traded		1,057,036

Next Auction on 07.10.2010 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.	27,000-30,000	41,000-46,000
Puttalam Dist.	28,000-31,000	43,000-48,000
Gampaha Dist.	27,000-28,000	44,000-45,000
Hambantota Dist.	28,000		43,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (05.10.2010)						
Copra - Edible   (Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			36,500-37,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			33,500-34,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)		31,500-33,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (30.09.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			16,220
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			3,220
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)			34,000
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			34,000
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			29,324
 

Next Auction on 07/10/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)	 			200 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			200 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			220,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (30.09.2010) (Rs/Mt)		180,060	

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)		32,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,300-1,400 T

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority