Coconut Products - Prices on 28.09.2011

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.	23,000-25,000	35,000-38,000
Puttalam Dist.	24,000-25,000	36,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000-25,500	35,000-36,000
Hambantota Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-31,000

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)				272 T
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)				275-277 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)				200,000-210,000T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (22.09.2011)	(Rs/Mt)		134,026
(Oil World)  

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)				25,000-28,000 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				62,000 T	

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

T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority