Coconut Products - Prices on 28.10.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
20.10.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		37,700 T	
Average		33,901 T
Lowest		29,000 T
Nuts Offered 	725,743
Nuts Traded	538,157

Next Auction on 04.11.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (26.10.2010)

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

Highest		32,000 T	
Average		31,418 T	
Lowest                  	 31,000 T	

Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs. Per MT- Highest Price Rs. 49,000

Next Auction on 09/11/2010 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.	28,500-30,500	48,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	29,000-30,000	49,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.	30,000-32,000	50,000-51,000
Hambantota Dist.	28,000-29,000	43,000-46,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(28.10.2010)				

				
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	42,000-43,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra		 (Rs/250 Kg)	41,500-42,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		39,000-41,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(28.10.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		12,995
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		12,995
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	41,250
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	41,082
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	38,812
 

Next Auction on 04/11/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 220-225 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 220-225 N

4. COCONUT OIL - 

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	280,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  
(21.10.2010)		(Rs/Mt)		161,304	
5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		25,000-26,000 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)		1,200-1,300 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,200 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)		35,000-36,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-2,000 T

T - Traded N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority