26.08.2011

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.			26,000-28,000		43,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.			26,000-28,000		44,000-46,000
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)	 		280-282 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)        		245,000-26,000 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)			55,000-59,000 T	

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


                T - Traded                    N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority