Coconut Products - Prices on 21.09.2011

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.		25,000-26,000	40,000-41,000
Puttalam Dist.		26,000-27,000	40,000-42,000
Gampaha Dist.		25,000-26,000	40,000-41,000
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)	25,000-29,000

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)	 		267-270 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)	 		270-275 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)			26,000-30,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)				1,600 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			2,600-2,750 T

8.MIX FIBRE	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,500-1,600 T

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

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,150-3,250 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)			28,000-30,000 T

T - Traded   N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority