Coconut Products - Prices on 16.07.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
15.07.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			22,900 T	
Average			20,900 T
Lowest			18,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,429,260
Nuts Traded		1,150,532

Next Auction on 22.07.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (13.07.2010)

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

Highest			21,500 T	
Average			21,164 T	
Lowest                  		 20,500 T	

Next Auction on 27/07/2010 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 27.07.2010 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		30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000			32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-19,500		30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000			29,000-30,000
		
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)			(07.07.2010)		
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)
M.S. No.1 Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		29,000-30,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)		28,000-29,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		27,000-27,500

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) 	(15.07.2010)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			6,506
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			6,506
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price 	(Rs./250 Kg)		28,100
Simple avg. price 	(Rs./250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price 	(Rs./250 Kg)		26,497
 
Next Auction on 22.07.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine 		(Rs/Kg)			145 T
Medium 		(Rs/Kg)			 145 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			185,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Rs/Mt)			113,038		
5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			21,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		900-1,100 T
Superior 		(Rs/50 Kg)			1,000-1,050 T

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

8.MIX FIBRE	 (Rs/50 Kg)		1,150-1,250 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,450-2,000 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,800-3,150 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		32,000-35,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,250-1,275 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority