Coconut Products - Prices on 09.11.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
04.11.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		35,010 T	
Average		31,260 T
Lowest		24,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,708,107
Nuts Traded	1,417,636

Next Auction on 11.11.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing
Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (26.10.2010)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		32,000 T	
Average		31,418 T	
Lowest                 	  31,000 T	

Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs. Per MT - Highest Price Rs. 49,000
Next Auction on 09/11/2010 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.	29,000-31,000	46,000-48,000
Puttalam Dist.	29,000-31,000	48,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.	30,000		50,000
Hambantota Dist.	28,000		48,000


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(08.11.2010)			
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	37,500-40,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	35,000-38,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(28.10.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	12,995
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	12,995
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price 	(Rs./250 Kg)	41,250
Simple avg. price 	(Rs./250 Kg)	41,082
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	38,812
 
Next Auction on 11/11/2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 220 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 216 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	250,000-260,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (04.11.2010) (Rs/Mt)	165,923	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	26,000-28,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,050 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)	1,000-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,600-2,200 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,800-3,000 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	34,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	2,000 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority