Coconut Products - Prices on 05.01.2011

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 1.

(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.	35,000		58,000-59,000
Puttalam Dist.	32,000-33,000	56,000-57,000
Gampaha Dist.	33,000-35,000	57,000-59,000
Hambantota Dist.	-		-

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

		Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga		40	43	45
Pettah		30	40	45,46
Dematagoda	30	40	45
Nugegoda		40	43	45
Wellawatte		38,40	45	48,50
Kirulapana		32	37,50	42	
Kiribathgoda	33,35	42	45
Gampaha		30,35	40	42,45


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(04.01.2011)				
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)		48,000-52,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		40,000-42,500

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 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)	 			290 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			280-285 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			315,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (16.12.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	196,086	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			37,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,150 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)				1,200 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,350-1,500 T

8.MIX FIBRE	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,400-1,500 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,400-2,500 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,250-3,500 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		39,000 T

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

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority