Coconut Products - Prices on 19.07.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
15.07.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			22,900 T	
Average			20,900 T
Lowest		 	18,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,429,260
Nuts Traded		1,150,532

Next Auction on 22.07.2010 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 27/07/2010 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 27.07.2010 10.00 am 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.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000		30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		29,000
		

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 22.07.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)		144-145 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)		145 T

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		185,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 08.07.2017 (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)		1,200-1,250 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-2,000 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,800-2,900 T

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		32,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)		1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority