Coconut Products - Prices on 28.07.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(28.07.2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		36,100 T
Average		31,096 T
Lowest		24,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,722,339
Nuts Traded	1,271,130

Next Auction on 04/08/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (26/07/2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		33,000 T	
Average		28,509 T
Lowest		27,500 T
Nuts Offered	132,365
Nuts Traded	57,765

Next Auction on 09/08/2011 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.	26,000-28,000	42,000-45,000
Gampaha Dist.	27,000		44,000
Hambantota Dist.	20,000-22,000	31,000-34,000

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)	(28.07.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		15,863
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		15,863
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	42,950
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	33,882
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)  	31,013
 
Next Auction on 04/08/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 290  N	
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 290 - 295 N

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		230,000-245,000 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)		1,500-1,600 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)		53,000-56,000 T	

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority