Coconut Products - Prices on 28.03.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
24.03.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		-
Average		35,000 T
Nuts Offered 	309,456
Nuts Traded	293,639

Next Auction on 31.03.2011 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		40	45	40
Dematagoda	35	43	50
Nugegoda		40	45	50
Wellawatte		40	45	50
Kirulapane		40	48	55
Kiribathgoda	45	50	55
 	
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)		(28.03.2011)	
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)		(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 31/03/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 		(Per Kg)
Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 280 N	
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 275 N
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		350,000-355,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (24.03.2011)(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)		47,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500 T


T - Traded        N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority