Coconut Products – Prices on 15.07.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) CDA – Colombo Auction held on 15.07.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest		22,900 T
Average
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,429,260
Nuts Traded	1,150,532

Next Auction on 22.7.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (13.07.2010)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		21,500 T
Average		21,164 T
Lowest		20,500 T

Next Auction on 27/7/2010 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  27.7.2010  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.	19,000-20,000	30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-19,500	30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		29,000-30,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (07.07.2010)

Copra Edible		(Rs. 250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,000-30,000
M.S. No.2 Copra		(Rs. 250 Kg)	28,000-29,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra	(Rs. 250 Kg)	27,000-27,500

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(15.07.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		6,506
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		6,506
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	28,100
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	26,497

Next Auction on 22.7.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA marketing Division 

Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine			(Rs/Kg)		143-144 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		143-144 N

4. COCONUT OIL – Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		185,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (8.7.2010)	(Rs/Mt)		113,038

5. POONAC		(Rs/Mt)		20,000-21,000 N

6. MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. 50 Kg)	900-1,100 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)	1,150-1,250 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE			1,450-2,000 T

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	2,800-3,150 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL(Rs/Mt)		34,000-35,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,250-1,275 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority