Coconut Products - Prices on 08.03.2011

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	38	42	45
Nugegoda		35	44	52
Wellawatte		35	43	50
Kirulapane		40	48	55
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)	 			295 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 			295 N	

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price(Rs/Mt)				345,000-350,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (24.02.2011)	(Rs/Mt)		234,129	

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

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