Coconut Products - Prices on 19.03.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.03.2010               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		24,250 T	
Average		22,251 
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,431,496
Nuts Traded	708,633
Next Auction on 25.03.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.03.2010)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		24,000 T	
Average		22,690  	
Lowest                   	22,000 T	
Next Auction on 23/03/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedudra, Kuliyapitiya.

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (15.02.2010) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		24,000 T
Average 		23,200 	
Lowest		22,500 
Next Auction on 30/03/2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta.
(d) Coconut Development Authority - Gampola Auction  (07.09.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		19,300 T	
Average		-
Lowest		-

(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	20,000		32,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	33,000-35,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-22,000	33,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,000		34,000-35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (18.03.2010) (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible   (Rs/250 Kg)		-	
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		33,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	29,500-31,500
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) 	(11.03.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)		14,250
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)		14,250
M.S. No.1 Copra  Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)	32,000
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)30,518
Next Auction on 25.03.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 158-160 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 158-160 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	220,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (11.03.2010) (Rs/Mt)	110,650	

5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	22,000-23,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	825-900 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)			850-925 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	1,000-1,150 T

8.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,250-1,700 T

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

10. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	29,000-30,000 T

11. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,100-1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority