Coconut Products - Prices on 20.09.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(15.09.2011)
					(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest							27,600 T
Average							23,311 T
Lowest							18,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,719,393
Nuts Traded						958,225

Next Auction on 22/09/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (13/09/2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest							-	
Average							28,000 T
Lowest							-
Nuts Offered						160,000
Nuts Traded						22,000

Next Auction on 27/09/2011 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		40,000-41,000
Puttalam Dist.				26,000		39,000-41,000
Gampaha Dist.				24,500-25,000	38,000-40,000
Hambantota Dist.				23,000		33,000-34,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(14.09.2011)		
	
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)	25,000-30,000

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 22/09/2011 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)	 	265 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 				(Rs/Kg)	 	270-272 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 15.09.2011		(Rs/Kg)	 	293.36	
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 15.09.2011		(Rs/Kg)	 	277.28	

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price				(Rs/Mt)		195,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (15.09.2011)		(Rs/Mt)		149,729	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		26,000-29,000 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)		15,000-17,500 T
12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/Mt)		80,000 T	
13. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		28,000-29,000 T

T - Traded         N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority