Coconut Products - Prices on 27.08.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
26.08.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		27,000 T	
Average		24,309 T
Lowest		18,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,149,306
Nuts Traded	885,446

Next Auction on 02.09.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (25.08.2010)

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

Highest		25,000 T	
Average		24,880	
Lowest                 	  24,000	

Next Auction on 07/09/2010 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.	20,000-22,500	34,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000-22,500	32,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000	34,000-37,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000-20,000	30,000-32,000
	
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(27.08.2010)				
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	30,500-32,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	29,500-31,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) 
Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	28,000-30,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(19.08.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	8,132
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	8,132
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	31,500
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	30,500
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	29,341
 
Next Auction on 02/09/2010 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine		(Rs/Kg)	 	162-163 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 	162-163 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  
(19.08.2010)	(Rs/Mt)		133,564	

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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)(Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,150 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)		1,100-1,150 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE(Rs/50 Kg)	1,500-1,600 T

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

11.COCONUT SHELL 
CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		32,000-32,500 T

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

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority