Coconut Products - Prices on 25.10.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(20.10.2011)

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

Highest							27,010 T
Average							21,769 T
Lowest							18,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,684,070
Nuts Traded						1,245,097

Next Auction on 27/10/2011 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			32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.			21,000-22,000		31,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.			22,000-23,000		33,000-34,000
Hambantota Dist.			22,000			32,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(20.10.2011)		
Copra - Edible  			(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No. 1 Copra			(Rs/250 Kg)		32,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra 			(Rs/250 Kg)		-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)		28,000-30,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(20.10.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)         		16,520
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)			16,520
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)		27,800
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)		27,776
M.S. No.2  Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)  		26,440
 
Next Auction on 27/10/2011 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)			210-215 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)	 		210-215 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 
18.10.2011(Rs/Kg)	 304.28
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 
18.10.2011			(Rs/Kg)	 		266.52

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)			180,000-182,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  
(20.10.2011)			(Rs/Mt)			132,839	  (Oil World)  

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

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)			58,000-61,000 T	

COCONUT HUSKS
DISTRICT	Rs./1000-Places
Puttalam							3,500-5,500
Gampaha							3,500
Matara							2,000-2,750
Kurunegala						3,000-4,000
Jaffna							2,000-2,500
	
13. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)			28,000-30,000 T

T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority