Coconut Products - Prices on 16.03.2011


1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
10.03.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				-
Average				35,000 T
Lowest				-
Nuts Offered 			443,630
Nuts Traded			443,630

Next Auction on 24.03.2011 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		35	40	50
Pettah		30	41	52
Dematagoda	35	40	45
Nugegoda		40	49	52
Wellawatte		-	-	52
Kirulapane		35	43	50
Kiribathgoda	-	50	-

 	
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)           (10.03.2011)				
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)		45,000-47,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(10.03.2011)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			15,235
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			15,235
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)			49,000
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			48,327
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)  			42,755
 
Next Auction on 24/03/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11,
Duke Street, Colombo 1.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 				285 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 				285 N	

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)			340,000-345,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (03.03.2011)	(Rs/Mt)		201,802	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)			47,000-48,000 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)			43,000-44,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)				1,700-1,800 T


T - Traded        N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority