Coconut Products - Prices on 29.09.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(29.09.2011)

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

Highest		24,900 T
Average		21,966 T
Lowest		18,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,691,332
Nuts Traded	1,002,661

Next Auction on 6/10/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office 11, Duke street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (27/09/2011)

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

Highest		-	
Average		26,750 T
Lowest		-
Nuts Offered	151,900
Nuts Traded	22,000

Next Auction on 12/10/2011 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.	25,000		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)	(29.09.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	        (Kgs)	                               8,500
Quantity of Copra Sold	        ( Kgs)	                8,500
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price  	  (Rs./250 Kg)	        	28,500
	Simple avg. price    	(Rs./250 Kg)	               -
M.S. No.2  Copra Simple avg. price  (Rs./250 Kg)                   	 27,125
 

Next Auction on 6/10/2011 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)			275-278 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)			25,000-26,000 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