Coconut Products - Prices on 12.01.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
06.01.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				-
Average				-
Lowest				-	
Nuts Offered 			1,162,315
Nuts Traded			-

Next Auction on 13.01.2011 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (11.01.2011)

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

Highest				-	
Average				-	
Lowest                  			-	
Nuts Offered			60,015
Nuts Traded			-


Next Auction on 25.01.2011 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.	35,000		58,000-60,000
Gampaha Dist.	35,000		58,000-59,000
Hambantota Dist.	35,000		68,000-60,000


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

		Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga		40	45	48-52
Pettah		45	53	60
Dematagoda	30	40	50
Nugegoda		45	50	65
Wellawatte		54	56	58
Kirulapana		45	48	52
Kiribathgoda	40-42	45	52-55
Gampaha		40	45-48	50=55


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(10.01.2011)				
	
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)	48,000-52,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(06.01.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		11,255
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		11,255
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)		50,000
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)		49,272
 

Next Auction on 13/01/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine		(Rs/Kg)	 		300 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 		300 N	


4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			325,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (06.01.2011)	(Rs/Mt)	213,886	

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)		38,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)			2,100-2,200 T


T - Traded           N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority