Coconut Products - Prices on 02.08.2011

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.				26,000-28,000	46,000-47,000
Puttalam Dist.				26,000-30,000	46,000-48,000
Gampaha Dist.				26,000-27,000	44,000-45,000
Hambantota Dist.				22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000

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

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price				(Rs/Mt)		235,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (21.07.2011)		(Rs/Mt)		195,196	

5.POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		28,000-30,000 N

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)		1,700-1,800 T

T - Traded N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority