Coconut Products - Prices on 29.03.2011

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		35	43	50
Dematagoda	35	43	50
Nugegoda		40	45	50
Wellawatte		38	44	50
Kirulapane		35	43	50
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 T	
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			270-275 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)			45,000-50,000 T

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)			1,450-1,500 T


T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority