Coconut Products - Prices on 29.07.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.07.2010
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		22,710 T	
Average		20,523 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,282,060
Nuts Traded	1,058,722

Next Auction on 05.08.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.


(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction - (27.07.2010)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		21,000 T	
Average		-	
Lowest                   	-	

Next Auction on 10/08/2010 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      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.	19,500		31,000-31,500
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-20,000	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-19,500	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	17,000-18,000	27,000-29,000
		

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(27.07.2010)				

				
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)	                    25,500-27,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)(29.07.2010)

Quantity of Copra Offered             (Kgs)                                   12,096
Quantity of Copra Sold(Kgs)	                                              11,659
M.S. No.1 Copra            Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)           28,700
                                    Simple avg. price    (Rs./250 Kg)           28,530
M.S. No.2 Copra            Simple avg. price	    (Rs./250 Kg)         26,461
 

Next Auction on 05.08.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine                           (Rs/Kg)	                                             142-143 T
Medium                      (Rs/Kg)	                                                   143 N


4. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price    	 (Rs/Mt)	                            180,000-182,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (22.07.2017)       (Rs/Mt)	                       119,848	


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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)                (Rs/50 Kg)               	950-1,100 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)            	1,400-1,500 T


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

11.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL       (Rs/Mt)          		31,000-32,500 T

12. COCONUT EKELS                      (Rs/50 Kg)	            1,200-1,250 T

                             T - Traded                           N - Nominal
                  
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority