Coconut Products - Prices on 12.10.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(06.10.2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				25,010 T
Average				21,731 T
Lowest				19,000 T
Nuts Offered			2,007,929
Nuts Traded			1,093,967

Next Auction on 13/10/2011 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			20,000
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)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)

Kurunegala Dist.	20,000-23,000	30,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000-23,000	33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-23,000	30,000-34,000
Hambantota Dist.	-		-

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)			(10.10.2011)				
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)			-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)			-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)			28,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		26,000-27,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(06.11.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)         		14,272
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			6,315
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)		27,000
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			-
M.S. No.2  Copra	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)  	25,808
 
Next Auction on 13/10/2011 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)				258-260 N 
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)				260-262 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 22.09.2011	(Rs/Kg)		313.17
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 22.09.2011	(Rs/Kg)		270.26

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)				180,000-190,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (03.10.2011)	(Rs/Mt)		121,045
  (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)				15,000-16,500 T

12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL				60,000-61,000 T

13. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)			30,000 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority