Coconut Products - Prices on 15.08.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(11.08.2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			32,500 T
Average			29,396 T
Lowest			25,000 T
Nuts Offered		1,799,482
Nuts Traded		1,279,890
Next Auction on 18/08/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (09/08/2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			32,500 T	
Average			29,645 T
Lowest			29,000 T
Nuts Offered		170,400
Nuts Traded		98,400
Next Auction on 30/08/2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
	Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
	Farmgate unhusked
Kurunegala Dist.	27,000-29,000	46,000-48,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	46,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-28,000	46,000-47,500
Hambantota Dist.	23,000-24,000	36,000-37,000

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  Copra Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg) 	 31,013
 Next Auction on 18/08/2011 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)	 	270-280 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 		(Rs/Kg)	 	275-285 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)		225,000-230,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (11.08.2011)(Rs/Mt)		152,048	  (Oil World)  
5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		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)		1,800 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-1,700 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,000-3,200 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,500-3,750 T

11.COCONUT SHELL 		(Rs/MT)		15,000 T

12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		54,000-55,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,000-30,000 T


T - Traded          N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority