Coconut Products - Prices on 26.01.2011

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 T
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		35	45	55
Dematagoda	-	50	55
Nugegoda		50	52	55
Wellawatte	-	50	55
Kirulapane		46	48	50
Kiribathgoda	-	52-53	55
Gampaha		-	-	-


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(26.01.2011)				
	
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)	55,000-60,000

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)	 			320 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			312 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			375,000 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)		40,000 T

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


T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority