Coconut Products - Prices on 25.07.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(21.07.2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		38,000 T
Average		32,402 T
Lowest		25,000 T
Nuts Offered	952,819
Nuts Traded	832,280

Next Auction on 28/07/2011 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)
Kurunegala Dist.	25,000-26,000	40,000-42,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000-26,000	40,000-42,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-27,500	42,000-44,000
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 28/07/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 	290 - 295 N	
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 290 - 295 N

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		235,000-245,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (21.07.2011) (Rs/Mt)		181,962	

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		30,000 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)		50,000-52,000 T	
12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,700-1,800 T

T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority