Coconut Products - Prices on 04.11.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
04.11.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		35,010 T	
Average		31,260 T
Lowest		24,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,708,107
Nuts Traded	1,417,636
Next Auction on 11.11.2010 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.	28,000-30,000	48,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	29,000-30,000	49,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,750-30,000	49,000-50,000
Hambantota Dist.	28,000-29,000	43,000-46,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(03.11.2010)		
				
Copra - Edible  			(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra			(Rs/250 Kg)	-
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 11/11/2010 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 N
Medium				(Rs/Kg)		 215 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		255,000-260,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (01.11.2010)	(Rs/Mt)		161,986	

5.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		26,000-28,000 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)		34,000-35,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority