Coconut Products - Prices on 18.10.2011

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.				22,000		33,000
Puttalam Dist.				20,000-23,000	30,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.				22,000-23,000	33,000-34,000
Hambantota Dist.				22,000		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)	 	250 N
Medium - Sri Lanka 				(Rs/Kg)	 	257-258 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)		180,000-185,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (13.10.2011)		(Rs/Mt)		133,929	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		25,000-26,000 T

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)		58,000-59,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		28,000-29,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority