Coconut Products - Prices on 14.01.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
13.01.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   						-
Average						35,000
Lowest						-	
Nuts Offered 					959,832
Nuts Traded					949,772

Next Auction on 20.01.2011 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		58,000-60,000


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

			Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga			40	45	48-52
Pettah			40	49	58
Dematagoda		30	40	50
Nugegoda			46	51	58
Wellawatte			54	56	58
Kirulapana			40	48.50	57
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) (13.01.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		9,160
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		9,160
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	53,600
	Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	53,451
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	51,196
 

Next Auction on 20/01/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11,
 Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)		 305 T
Medium				(Rs/Kg)		 300 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price 			(Rs/Mt)		330,000-335,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (06.01.2011) 	(Rs/Mt)		213,886	

5.POONAC  			(Rs/Mt)		36,000-37,000 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)		37,000-36,000 T

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


T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority