Coconut Products - Prices on 15.07.2011

1.(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(13.07.2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest							35,000 T
Average							26,980 T
Lowest							22,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,563,229
Nuts Traded						1,007,882

Next Auction on 21/07/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (12/07/2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs 1,000 Nuts)
Highest							-	
Average							25,000 T
Lowest							-
Nuts Offered						65,800
Nuts Traded						57,000

Farm - Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs./per MT - 40,000
Next Auction on 26/07/2011  10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
					Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.				22,000-23,000	38,000-39,000
Puttalam Dist.				24,000-25,000	38,000-40,000
Gampaha Dist.				24,000-25,000	38,000-40,000
Hambantota Dist.				22,000		33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	  (15.07.2011)		
Copra - Edible  				(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 1 Copra				(Rs/250 Kg)	39,250
M.S. No. 2 Copra				(Rs/250 Kg)	34,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 			(Rs/250 Kg)	30,000-32,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	   (13.07.2011)
Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		18,575
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		4,839
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price             		(Rs./250 Kg)	42,150
Simple avg. price	                                 	(Rs./250 Kg)	34,641
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra Simple avg. price	  	(Rs./250 Kg)  	28,636
 Next Auction on 21/07/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine					(Rs/Kg)	 	290 T	
Medium					(Rs/Kg)	 	290 T

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price				(Rs/Mt)		215,000-220,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (07.07.2011)		(Rs/Mt)		180,859	

5.POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		30,000-32,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500 T
Superior					(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)				(Rs/50 Kg)		1,750 T

8.MIX FIBRE				(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,750 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE			(Rs/50 Kg)		2,800-3,000 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE			(Rs/50 Kg)		3,750-3,800 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/Mt)		48,000-52,000 T	

12. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/50 Kg)		1,800-1,900 T

T - Traded                    N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority