Coconut Products - Prices on 26.07.2011

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.				25,000-28,000	40,000-45,000
Gampaha Dist.				26,000-27,000	42,000-44,000
Hambantota Dist.				20,000-22,000	31,000-34,000

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)		245,000-255,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (21.07.2011)		(Rs/Mt)		181,962	

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)		1,500-1,600 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE			(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,000 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)		1,750-1,800 T


T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority