Coconut Products - Prices on 23.03.2011

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
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	40	50
Dematagoda	30	38	45
Nugegoda		40	45	50
Wellawatte		-	50	55
Kirulapane		38	44	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)	 			275T	
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 			270-275 N

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)			340,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (17.03.2011)	(Rs/Mt)		206,795	

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

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

T - Traded               N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority