Coconut Products - Prices on 12.09.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(08.09.2011)

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

Highest		28,510 T
Average		24,434 T
Lowest		19,000 T
Nuts Offered	2,119,228
Nuts Traded	1,066,631

Next Auction on 15/09/2011 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.	26,000		42,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000-26,000	42,000-43,000
Gampaha Dist.	25,000		42,000
Hambantota Dist.	23,000		34,000-35,000


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)	33,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	29,000-30,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(08.09.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)         	21,732
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		21,732
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	34,000
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	33,086
M.S. No.2  Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)  	30,127
 
Next Auction on 15/09/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 

Fine - Sri Lanka		(Rs/Kg)	 	270-272 N	
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)		195,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (12.09.2011)(Rs/Mt)		152,460	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		24,000-26,000 T


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)		15,000-17,500 T

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


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

T - Traded            N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority