Coconut Products - Prices on 04.08.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(04.08.2011)

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

Highest		34,400 T
Average		30,327 T
Lowest		26,000 T
Nuts Offered	2,358,268
Nuts Traded	1,400,708

Next Auction on 11/08/2011 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.	27,000-28,000	45,000-47,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	45,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist.	25,000-27,000	45,000-46,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000		34,000-35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(03.08.2011)				
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	  	 -
M.S. No. 1 Copra	      	(Rs/250 Kg) 		40,000
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 11/08/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine - Sri Lanka			(Rs/Kg)		 280-285 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)	 	285-290 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 01.08.2011	(Rs/Kg)		 315.84
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 01.08.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 	275.70

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)   		230,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (28.07.2011)	(Rs/Mt)                 195,196	  (Oil World)  

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)		3,150-3,500 T

11.COCONUT SHELL (Bying Price)	 (Rs/50 Kg)	750 T 

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL   	 (Rs/Mt)          	   52,000-55,000 T	

12. COCONUT EKELS	              		 (Rs/50 Kg)         	  1,700-1,800 N

                    T - Traded                               N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority