Coconut Products - Prices on 11.10.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
07.10.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		32,570 T	
Average		29,507 T
Lowest		26,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,880,227
Nuts Traded	1,278,508

Next Auction on 14.10.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing 
Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (21.09.2010)

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

Highest		27,500 T	
Average		26,843 T	
Lowest                   	26,500 T	

Next Auction on 12/10/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
  

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (31.05.2010) 

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

Highest		20,000 T
Average 		-	
Lowest		-

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


(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt 
		(Husked Ex-Mill)	(Farm-gate unhusked)	
	
Kurunegala Dist.	27,000-28,000	42,000-44,000
Puttalam Dist.	28,000		43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,000		43,000-44,000
Hambantota Dist.	25,000		40,000-41,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(11.10.2010)					
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	36,500-37,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	33,500-34,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	33,000-33,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(07.10.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	19,450
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	19,450
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	35,000
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	34,326
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	33,353
 
Next Auction on 14/10/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA 
Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 200 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 200-202 N


4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	218,000-220,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (07.10.2010)	(Rs/Mt)	155,896	


5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	22,000-23,000 T


6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,050 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,000-1,100 T


7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,350 T


8.MIX FIBRE	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,050-1,150 T


9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,600-2,000 T


10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	2,800-2,900 T


11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)	32,000-33,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,300-1,400 T


T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority