Coconut Products - Prices on 05.03.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
04.03.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		25,000 T	
Average		23,610 T
Lowest		19,250 T
Nuts Offered 	1,628,141
Nuts Traded	805,138

Next Auction on 11.03.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(23.02.2010)

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

Highest		23,000 T	
Average		22,620 T 	
Lowest                  	 21,000 T	

Next Auction on 09/03/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedudra, Kuliyapitiya.
  

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (15.02.2010) 

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

Highest		24,000 T
Average 		23,200 	
Lowest		22,500 

Next Auction on 22/03/2010 at 10.00 a.m. 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.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,000		36,000-37,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (05.03.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  			(Rs/250 Kg)	-	
M.S. No.1 Copra			(Rs/250 Kg)	31,000-32,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra 			(Rs/250 Kg)	30,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	27,500-28,000
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (25.02.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered 		(Kgs)		11,000
Quantity of Copra Sold 		(Kgs)		11,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price 			(Rs./250 Kg)	31,000
Simple avg. price 			(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price 			(Rs./250 Kg)	29,215
 
Next Auction on 11.03.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 				(Rs/Kg)		 145-147 N
Medium				 (Rs/Kg)		 145 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price			 (Rs/Mt)		205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (25.02.2010)	 (Rs/Mt)		97,929	

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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) 		(Rs/50 Kg)		800-900 T
Superior				 (Rs/50 Kg)	850-925 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) 			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,150 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		 (Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,600 T

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

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		 (Rs/Mt)		30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS			 (Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal


Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority