Coconut Products - Prices on 16.08.2011

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.			25,000-27,000		45,000-47,000
Puttalam Dist.			27,000-29,000		46,000-48,000
Gampaha Dist.			26,000-27,000		46,000-47,000
Hambantota Dist.			22,000-24,000		35,000-37,000

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)	 		275-280 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