Coconut Products - Prices on 07.09.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(01.09.2011)

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

Highest				28,500 T
Average				26,148 T
Lowest				23,500 T
Nuts Offered			1,464,543
Nuts Traded			727,931

Next Auction on 08/09/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (30/08/2011)

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

Highest				33,000 T	
Average				29,492 T
Lowest				27,500 T
Nuts Offered			87,220
Nuts Traded			55,220

Next Auction on 13/09/2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
				Farmgate unhusked

Kurunegala Dist.	25,000-26,000	42,000-43,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000	43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-27,500	43,000-44,000
Hambantota Dist.	24,000		36,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(01.09.2011)				
	
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)	27,000-30,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(25.08.2011)

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 08/09/2011 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)	 		272 T	
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)	 		280-285 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 22.08.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 299.00
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 22.08.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 271.31

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (01.09.2011)(Rs/Mt)		153,430	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			26,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,550 T
7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,800-1,900 T

8.MIX FIBRE	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,500-1,650 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,000-3,250 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,250-3,400 T

11.COCONUT SHELL 	(Rs/MT)			15,000 T

12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL(Rs/Mt)		60,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)			28,000-30,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority