Coconut Products - Prices on 19.09.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(15.09.2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		27,600 T
Average		23,311 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,719,393
Nuts Traded	958,225
Next Auction on 22/09/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (13/09/2011)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		-	
Average		28,000 T
Lowest		-
Nuts Offered	160,000
Nuts Traded	22,000
Next Auction on 27/09/2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
	Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
	Farmgate unhusked
Kurunegala Dist.	25,500-26,000	40,000-42,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000-26,000	39,000-41,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000		38,000-40,000
Hambantota Dist.	23,000		33,000-34,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(14.09.2011)		
	
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	
M.S. No. 2 Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	33,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	25,000-30,000


COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(08.09.2011)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)       	 	 21,732
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		21,732
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	34,000
                   Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	33,086
M.S. No.2  Copra Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)  	30,127
 
Next Auction on 22/09/2011 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine - Sri Lanka		(Rs/Kg)		 260 T	
Medium - Sri Lanka 		(Rs/Kg)		 265 T
Philippines FOB (APCC) 22.08.2011(Rs/Kg)		 299.00	
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 22.08.2011(Rs/Kg)		 271.31

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		195,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (12.09.2011)(Rs/Mt)		152,460	  (Oil World)  

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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,450 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,550 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,800-1,900 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,650 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,000-3,250 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,250-3,400 T

11.COCONUT SHELL 		(Rs/MT)		15,000-17,500 T

12.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		60,000 T	

13. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,000-29,000 T

T - Traded          N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority