Coconut Products - Prices on 04.03.2011

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 10.03.2011 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

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

				Small	Medium	Large

Thotalanga				40	50	55
Pettah				40	45	50
Dematagoda			30	38	45
Nugegoda				40	46	52
Wellawatte				-	50	55
Kirulapane				35	44	52
Kiribathgoda			-	50	55

 	
2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(01.03.2011)				
	
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)	45,000-50,000

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 10/03/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)	 		302-303 N
Medium				(Rs/Kg)	 		302-303 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)			340,000-360,000 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 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)			1,200 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)			1,450-1,600 T

8.MIX FIBRE			(Rs/50 Kg)			1,400-1,550 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)			2,400-2,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)			3,350-3,500 T

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

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


T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority