Coconut Products - Prices on 21.03.2011

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		35	43	50
Dematagoda	30	38	45
Nugegoda		40	45	50
Wellawatte		-	45	50
Kirulapane		40	48	55
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)	 	272-275 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	 	270-275 N

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		340,000-345,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (17.03.2011)(Rs/Mt)		206,795	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		42,000-47,000 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)		46,000 T

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


T - Traded          N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority