25.08.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(25.08.2011)

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

Highest		31,010 T
Average		29,236 T
Lowest		25,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,247,237
Nuts Traded	843,305

Next Auction on 01/09/2011 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.	26,000-28,000	44,000-46,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	44,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	27,500-30,000	46,000-48,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000-23,000	35,000-36,000

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)		30,000-31,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(18.08.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)	                              8,302
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)	                              7,975
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	     	  36,000
	                Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	   	    35,982
M.S. No.2  Copra           Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)        		  31,971
 
Next Auction on 01/09/2011 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)		 282 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)		 282-285 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)  		210,000-215,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (18.08.2011)    	(Rs/Mt)     		163,806	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)     		24,000-25,000 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)     		55,000-60,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)    		28,000-29,000 T

                  T - Traded                      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority