Coconut Products - Prices on 25.05.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
20.05.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			23,100 T	
Average			21,427 T
Lowest			20,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,244,050
Nuts Traded		593,006

Next Auction on 26.05.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(11.05.2010)

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

Highest			21,500	
Average			20,937 T 	
Lowest                  		20,500 T	

Farm-Gate Balled nuts Price Rs./per MT  32,000

Next Auction on 25/05/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
  

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (30.03.2010) 

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

Highest			19,500 T
Average 			-	
Lowest			-

Next Auction  on       10.00 am at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta.

(d) Coconut Development Authority - Gampola Auction  (07.09.2009)

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

Highest			19,300 T	
Average			-
Lowest			-


(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	19,000-20,000	32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000		32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		30,000-31,000
		

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (19.05.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)			-	
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)			30,000-30,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)			29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		27,500-28,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(06.05.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			10,822
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			10,822
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)			28,500
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			28,485
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			27,542
 
Next Auction on 26.05.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)				 158 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)				 -

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			190,000-192,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (20.05.2010) (Rs/Mt)		106,494 	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				21,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,000 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				950 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)			1,200-1,300 T

8.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-1,700 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,300 T

10. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		29,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,250 T

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority