Coconut Products - Prices on 25.01.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
20.01.2011
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			-
Average			35,000
Lowest			-	
Nuts Offered 		264,481
Nuts Traded		264,481
Next Auction on 27.01.2011 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			-	
Average			-	
Lowest                   		-	
Nuts Offered		-
Nuts Traded		-
Next Auction on -  10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya
(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)	
	
Kurunegala Dist.		-	-
Puttalam Dist.		-	-
Gampaha Dist.		-	-
Hambantota Dist.		-	-

Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices (Rs/Nut)
		Small	Medium	Large
Thotalanga		45	-	55
Pettah		45	50	55
Dematagoda	-	50	55
Nugegoda		48	52	55
Wellawatte		48	52	55
Kirulapane		46	48	50
Kiribathgoda	-	52-53	55
Gampaha		-	-	-

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(20.01.2011)			
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)			-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)			-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)			55,000-56,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		52,000-54,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(20.01.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			10,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			10,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			-
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	55,745
 
Next Auction on 27/01/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 				315-320 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 				310-315 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)				370,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (20.01.2011) (Rs/Mt)			234,759	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)					40,000-41,000 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)			38,000-39,000 N

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority