Coconut Products - Prices on 06.04.2011

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		35	40	55
Pettah		35	46	57
Dematagoda	30	40	50
Nugegoda		40	45	50
Wellawatte		40	46	52
Kirulapone		35	45	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 T	
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)			48,500 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)		45,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)			1,400 T

T - Traded                 N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority