Coconut Products - Prices on 31.03.2011


1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)


(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
31.03.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		-
Average		35,000 T
Nuts Offered 	309,456
Nuts Traded	293,639

Next Auction on 07.04.2011 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		30	37	46
Pettah		30	43	50
Dematagoda	30	38	45
Nugegoda		30	43	55
Wellawatte		48	50	52
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)		(31.03.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		27,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		27,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	50,750
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	50,750
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg) 	47,271
 

Next Auction on 07/04/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 280-285 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)		44,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500 T


T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority