Coconut Products - Prices on 17.08.2011

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.	26,000-27,000	45,000-46,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	44,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-29,000	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)			205,000-215,000 T
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)		55,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)			30,000-32,000 N


T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority