Coconut Products - Prices on 10.12.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
09.12.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		35,000 T
Average		34,972 T
Lowest		33,000 T	
Nuts Offered 	734,554
Nuts Traded	440,626

Next Auction on 16.12.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (07.12.2010)

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

Highest		37,000 T	
Average		-	
Lowest                	   -	
Nuts Offered	6,000
Nuts Traded	6,000


Next Auction on 21.12.2010 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	
	
Kurunegala Dist.	35,000-37,000	58,000-61,000
Puttalam Dist.	35,000-37,000	58,000-61,000
Gampaha Dist.	36,000-37,000	59,000-61,000
Hambantota Dist.	36,000-37,000	59,000-61,000


Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices (Rs/Nut)

		Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga		40	48	50
Pettah		32,35,40	43,45	50,55
Dematagoda	30,35	40,45	50
Nugegoda		40	46,47	53
Wellawatte		40	46,47	52,53
Kirulapana		30,35	45,50	55,58,60
Kiribathgoda	40,42	45	50,53
Gampaha		40	45,46	48,52


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(08.12.2010)				
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	48,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	42,000-46,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(09.12.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		16,500
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		16,500
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price(Rs./250 Kg)	43,000
	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	43,000
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)	42,700
 

Next Auction on 16/12/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 275 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 275 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		300,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (02.12.2010)(Rs/Mt)		178,678	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		32,000-33,000 T


6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,200 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,200-1,250 T


7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,650 T


8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,300-1,400 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-2,600 T


10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,100-3,200 T


11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		37,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		2,000-2,100 T


T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority