Coconut Products - Prices on 05.08.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

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

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

Highest		34,000 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.	25,000-26,000	45,000-46,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	45,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist.	27,000		45,000-46,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000		35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(05.08.2011)				
	
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)	34,000-35,000

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)	235,000-240,000 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)	15,000 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)	54,000 T	

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	34,000-36,000 N


T - Traded            N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority