Coconut Products - Prices on 02.11.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
28.10.2010
               
(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.	29,000-30,000	49,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	30,000-32,000	50,000-51,000
Gampaha Dist.	30,000-31,000	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)	 			215-220 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			-

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			270,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (23.09.2010) (Rs/Mt)		161,986	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	25,000-27,000 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)			1,000-1,200 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)		35,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority