Coconut Products - Prices on 08.08.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(04.08.2011)

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

Highest		34,000 T
Average		30,327 T
Lowest		26,000 T
Nuts Offered	2,358,268
Nuts Traded	1,400,708

Next Auction on 11/08/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (26/07/2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		33,000 T	
Average		28,509 T
Lowest		27,500 T
Nuts Offered	132,365
Nuts Traded	57,765

Next Auction on 09/08/2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya
(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
		Farmgate unhusked

Kurunegala Dist.	25,000-28,000	45,000-47,000
Puttalam Dist.	26,000-30,000	46,000-49,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-27,000	45,000-46,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000		35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(05.08.2011)	
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	40,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	34,000-35,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (28.07.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		15,863
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		15,863
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	42,950
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	33,882
M.S. No.2  Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)  	31,013
 
Next Auction on 11/08/2011 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)		 280-285 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 		(Rs/Kg)	 	280-285 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 01.08.2011 (Rs/Kg)	 	315.84
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 01.08.2011 (Rs/Kg)		 275.70

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		220,000-230,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (28.07.2011)(Rs/Mt)		195,196	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		28,000-30,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,750 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,600 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,000 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,150-3,500 T

11.COCONUT SHELL 		(Rs/MT)		15,000 T

12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		54,000-55,000 N	

13. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		34,000-36,000 T

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority