Coconut Products - Prices on 28.02.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
24.02.2011
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		-
Average		35,000 T
Lowest		-	
Nuts Offered 	201,876
Nuts Traded	201,876

Next Auction on 03.03.2011 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (2011)

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

Highest		-	
Average		-	
Lowest                 	  -	
Nuts Offered	-
Nuts Traded	-


Next Auction on -  10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya


(c) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

	             Rs/1000 Nuts	
	                (Farm-gate unhusked)	
	
Kurunegala Dist.	-	
Puttalam Dist.	-	
Gampaha Dist.	-	
Hambantota Dist.	-	


Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices (Rs/Nut)

		Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga		45	50	-
Pettah		35	42	48
Dematagoda	35	43	50
Nugegoda		40	48	55
Wellawatte		-	-	55
Kirulapane		35	45	55
Kiribathgoda	-	-	-


 	
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(25.02.2011)				
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	48,000-50,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(24.02.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		14,835
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		13,574
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price(Rs./250 Kg)	48,000
	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	47,337
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)  	44,605
 

Next Auction on 03/03/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 	305-306 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	 	305-306 N


4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		350,000-360,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (24.02.2011)(Rs/Mt)		244,601	


5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		45,000 N


6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,150 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,200 T


7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,350-1,500 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,500 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,400-2,500 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,250-3,500 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		43,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,200 T


T - Traded                       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority