Coconut Products - Prices on 27.07.2011

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.	27,000-28,000	43,000-45,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-27,000	42,000-44,000
Hambantota Dist.	20,000-22,000	31,000-33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(27.07.2011)				
	
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		39,250
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	32,500-35,000

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)			240,000-250,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (21.07.2011)	(Rs/Mt)	181,962	

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			30,000-34,000 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)		52,000-53,000 T	

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,750-1,800 T


T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority