Coconut Products - Prices on 19.10.2011

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.	20,000-22,000	30,000-33,000
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)	 		252-256 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)			27,000 T
6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,300 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)			1,550-1,600 T
9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,500 T
10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,150-3,500 T
11.COCONUT SHELL 	(Rs/MT)			15,000-16,500 T
12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		59,000-61,000 T	
13. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)			28,000 T

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority