Coconut Products - Prices on 13.05.2011

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		37,000 T
Average		30,163 T
Lowest		23,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,372,390 
Nuts Traded	736,509

Next Auction on 26/5/2011, 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, Duke Street, Colombo 1

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(05.05.2011)	
	
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	45,000-49,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)	33,000-40,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (05.05.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)	18,039
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)	15,010
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)	47,100
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	46,894
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)  	41,259
 
Next Auction on 26/05/2011 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)	 290-295 N

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	275,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (28.04.2011) (Rs/Mt)	225,787	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	46,000 N

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)	47,000 N

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,500 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority