Coconut Products - Prices on 22.09.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(22.09.2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		27,110 T
Average		23,781 T
Lowest		18,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,613,676
Nuts Traded	862,416

Next Auction on 29/09/2011 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		40,000-41,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,500-25,500	40,000-41,000
Hambantota Dist.	23,000		33,000-34,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(22.09.2011)		
	
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)	(22.09.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered                 	(Kgs)                         27,861
Quantity of Copra Sold	                  (Kgs)	                 27,861
M.S. No.1 Copra  Highest Price       	 (Rs./250 Kg)               32,000
Simple avg. price	                             (Rs./250 Kg)                   31,890
M.S. No.2  Copra	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)               29,935 

Next Auction on 29/09/2011 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)	 	265-270 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 T

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				60,000 T	
13. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		28,000-30,000 T

                      T - Traded              N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority