Coconut Products - Prices on 23.07.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
22.07.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			21,610 T	
Average			20,398 T
Lowest			18,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,216,842
Nuts Traded		1,041,987

Next Auction on 29.07.2010 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.	19,000		29,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-20,000	29,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000		29,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		28,000-29,000
		


2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(21.07.2010)		
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)	28,000-28,250
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra     (Rs/250 Kg)	26,000-27,500

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 29.07.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine                        		 (Rs/Kg)	           141-142 N
Medium                   		 (Rs/Kg)	                  142 N

4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price          (Rs/Mt)	            175,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)           (Rs/Mt)	               116,953	


5.POONAC                          (Rs/Mt)	   21,000-22,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)    (Rs/50 Kg)	         900-1,000 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)	   32,000-32,500 T

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

                      T - Traded                           N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority