Coconut Products - Prices on 19.04.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
07.04.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   					-
Average					35,000 T
Nuts Offered 				301,368
Nuts Traded				214,799

Next Auction on 21.04.2011 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		40	48	55
Pettah		25	38	50
Dematagoda	40	43	45
Nugegoda		40	45	50
Wellawatte		48	49	50
Kirulapone		40	45	50
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) (07.04.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			13,288
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			13,288
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)			49,000
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			48,700
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg) 			 42,616
 
Next Auction on 21/04/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 				285 N	
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 				290 N

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)				345,000-350,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (07.04.2011)	(Rs/Mt)		226,807	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	

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)				1,500 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority