Coconut Products - Prices on 04.04.2011

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 	268,088
Nuts Traded	234,067

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	40	50
Pettah		35	43	50
Dematagoda	35	42	48
Nugegoda		-	45	50
Wellawatte		40	45	50
Kirulapane		40	48	55
Kiribathgoda	-	-	-

 2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(01.04.2011)				
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	52,000-53,000
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)	 	295 N	
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	 	285 N

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		355,000-360,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (31.03.2011)(Rs/Mt)		216,801	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		48,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,300 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,550 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,600 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,400-2,700 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