Coconut Products - Prices on 20.10.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
14.10.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				31,100 T	
Average				29,069 T
Lowest				26,100 T
Nuts Offered 			1,041,198
Nuts Traded	  		799,057

Next Auction on 21.10.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (12.10.2010)

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

Highest				30,000 T	
Average				29,246 T	
Lowest                   			28,000 T	

Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs. Per MT-

Highest Price	Rs. 43,500
Avarage Price	Rs. 43,000
Lowest Price 	Rs. 42,500

Next Auction on 26/10/2010 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.	28,000		43,000
Puttalam Dist.	28,000-30,000	43,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,000-29,000	43,000-44,000
Hambantota Dist.	28,000		43,000

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 21/10/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 			210 T	
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			202-203 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			235,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (14.10.2010) (Rs/Mt)		160,441	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				24,000-25,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

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

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

8.MIX FIBRE (Rs/50 Kg)			1,000-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-2,200 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,800-3,000 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		33,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,600 T

T - Traded  N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority