Coconut Products - Prices on 23.04.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
22.04.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		21,800 T	
Average		20,290 T
Lowest		17,250 T
Nuts Offered 	2,045,724
Nuts Traded	988,333

Next Auction on 29.04.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(20.04.2010)

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

Highest		-	
Average		19,000 T 	
Lowest                 	-	


Next Auction on 11/05/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedudra, 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     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.	18,000-19,000	30,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		30,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-19,000	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		30,000-32,000
		
		
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (21.04.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-	
M.S. No.1 Copra		 (Rs/250 Kg)	31,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		27,000-28,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(25.03.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	 (Kgs)		10,082
Quantity of Copra Sold	 (Kgs)		10,082
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)	29,513
 
Next Auction on 29.04.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine 			 (Rs/Kg)	 	152 T
Medium  			(Rs/Kg)	 	152 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		200,000-205,000 T
Phlippines (CIF-Rott) (31.03.2010) (Rs/Mt)		107,893	

5.POONAC 		 (Rs/Mt)		21,000-22,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) 	(Rs/50 Kg)		825-900 T
Superior			 (Rs/50 Kg)	850-925 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,200 T

8.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	 (Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,700 T

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

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

11. COCONUT EKELS 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,150 T

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority