Coconut Products - Prices on 31.12.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
16.12.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		-
Average		35,000 T
Lowest		-
Nuts Offered 	272,324
Nuts Traded	241,791

Next Auction on 06.01.2011 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, 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 11.01.2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt 
		(Husked Ex-Mill)	(Farm-gate unhusked)	
	
Kurunegala Dist.	30,000-32,000	50,000-53,000
Puttalam Dist.	30,000-32,000	50,000-53,000
Gampaha Dist.	33,000-35,000	55,000-56,000
Hambantota Dist.	33,000		54,000-55,000


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

		Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga		40	43	45
Pettah		30	42,43	48
Dematagoda	30	40	48
Nugegoda		40	43	45
Wellawatte		40	43	47,50
Kirulapana		35	40	45
Kiribathgoda	38	42	48,50
Gampaha		35	42,43	48


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(08.12.2010)				
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	40,000-43,000

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 06/01/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 270 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 260 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		300,000-305,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (16.12.2010)(Rs/Mt)		196,086	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		34,000 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)		38,000 N

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


T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority