Coconut Products - Prices on 12.10.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
07.10.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				32,570 T	
Average				29,507 T
Lowest				26,000 T
Nuts Offered 			1,880,227
Nuts Traded			1,278,508

Next Auction on 14.10.2010 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.	27,000-28,000	42,000-44,000
Puttalam Dist.	28,000		43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,000		43,000-44,000
Hambantota Dist.	25,000		40,000-41,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(11.10.2010)				
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)	                     	33,000-33,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(07.10.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			19,450
Quantity of Copra Sold                                    (Kgs)		19,450
M.S. No.1 Copra    Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)		35,000   
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			34,326
M.S. No.2 Copra   Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	33,353

Next Auction on 14/10/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine                                     (Rs/Kg)	                                  198-200 N
Medium                                (Rs/Kg)	                                  200-202 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price           (Rs/Mt)			220,000-222,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (07.10.2010)	(Rs/Mt)		155,896	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)			23,000-24,000 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)		1,300-1,400 T

                          T - Traded                                N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority