Coconut Products - Prices on 07.03.2011


1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
24.02.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		-
Average		35,000 T
Lowest		-	
Nuts Offered 	201,876
Nuts Traded	201,876

Next Auction on 10.03.2011 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


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

		Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga		40	45	50
Pettah		25	38	50
Dematagoda	30	38	45
Nugegoda		35	44	52
Wellawatte		30	40	50
Kirulapane		30	40	50
Kiribathgoda	-	50	-


 	
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(01.03.2011)				
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)	45,000-50,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(24.02.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		14,835
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		13,574
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	48,000
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	47,337
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg) 	 44,605
 

Next Auction on 10/03/2011 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)		340,000-350,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (03.03.2011)(Rs/Mt)		234,129	


5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		46,000 T


6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,200 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,500 T


8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,550 T


9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,400-2,600 T


10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,350-3,500 T


11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		43,000 T


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


T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority