Coconut Products - Prices on 22.08.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(18.08.2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		31,200 T
Average		28,436 T
Lowest		24,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,285,428
Nuts Traded	968,378

Next Auction on 25/08/2011 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.	27,000-28,000	45,000-46,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	44,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	27,000-27,500	46,000-47,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000-24,000	35,000-37,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(22.08.2011)		
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	30,500-33,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(18.08.2011)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	12,384
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	7,884
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	34,000
                    Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	34,000
M.S. No.2  CopraSimple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	  31,411
 Next Auction on 25/08/2011 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)	 277 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)	 277-280 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 15.08.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 309.90
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 15.08.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 276.70

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	210,000-220,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (18.08.2011)	(Rs/Mt)	163,806	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	29,000-30,000 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)	1,800 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)	57,000-60,000 T	

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

T - Traded          N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority