Coconut Products - Prices on 14.10.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(13.10.2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest							28,000 T
Average							23,196 T
Lowest							20,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,821,133
Nuts Traded						816,967

Next Auction on 20/10/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (12/10/2011)

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

Highest							24,500 T	
Average							22,739 T
Lowest							20,000 T
Nuts Offered						166,270
Nuts Traded						69,270

Next Auction on 25/10/2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya
(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
					Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
					Farmgate unhusked

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

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)  (10.10.2011)		
Copra - Edible                    			(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 1 Copra               	 		(Rs/250 Kg)	32,500
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)      (13.10.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered      			(Kgs)        	 	9,379
Quantity of Copra Sold          			(Kgs)		9,379
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price                       			(Rs./250 Kg)	26,500
Simple avg. price                 			(Rs./250 Kg)	26,471
M.S. No.2  Copra	
Simple avg. price                 			(Rs./250 Kg)  	22,642
 
Next Auction on 20/10/2011 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)	 	255 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka        			(Rs/Kg)	 	257-258 T
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)		26,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) 			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400 T
Superior                           			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500 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 			(Rs/MT)		58,000-60,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS     			(Rs/MT)		30,000-32,000 T

T - Traded     N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority