Coconut Products - Prices on 20.07.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(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 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
	
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT 
		(Husked Ex-Mill)	(Farmgate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.	24,000-25,000	38,000-40,000
Puttalam Dist.	23,000-24,000	36,000-38,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000-25,000	38,000-40,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000		33,000-34,000

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

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		225,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (14.07.2011)(Rs/Mt)		182,110	

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)		51,000-52,000 T	

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,700-1,800 N

T - Traded          N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority