Produce Prices
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(Unless otherwise stated, quotations arc in ustralian currency. Australian dollar equals 1.00 New Zealand; 98-99 cents Fiji; 98 French acific francs; 80 cents Western Samoa; $l.OO anga; 9/3 sterling and $1.12 USA).
Copra
PAPUA-NEW GUINEA:—AII production is slivered to Copra Marketing Board, controlled 1 six members, including three planter's repre mtatives. The board directs distribution and lies, and makes payments to the producers, reduction goes mainly to (a) Unilever, in K, (b) Australia for local consumption, (c) •ushing-mill in Rabaul, and (d) Japan (surplus > available).
P-NG prices for copra delivered main ports i Apr. were hot-air dried, $126 per ton; FMS 123 per ton; smoke-dried, $l2l per ton.
FIJI: —Fiji's Coconut Industry Board fixes rices to be paid for copra on a formula based i Philippines copra, taking into account eight, taxes, selling costs, shrinkage, etc. opra must be graded at centres in Suva, svuka, Lautoka, Savusavu and Taveuni. Prices ntil May were: Ist grade, $F124.25; 2nd rade, $114.50; CAS, $F95.25. A scale of eductions has been established for copra elivered to grading centres other than Suva.
WESTERN SAMOA: —All production is sold ) the Copra Board of Western Samoa at fixed rices. The board makes payments to pro ucers through its agents—local firms —and ills the copra on the open market with a ortion of Abels Ltd., NZ. Prices in Apr. ere SWSIO4 for Ist grade, SWSIO4 for Ist •ade sun dried, and SWS9I for 2nd grade.
TONGA: —All copra is sold to the Tonga jpra Board which sends it to Europe and le open market. Apr. prices to growers were T 93.50 Ist grade and $T81.50 2nd grade.
SOLOMON IS.:—All production marketed irough official Copra Board at prices based i Philippines rates. Output goes to Unilever, K; to Australian crushers; and the rest to le open market. Prices in Apr. were: Ist rade, $130; 2nd grade, $126; 3rd grade, 116 per ton, BSIP ports (Honiara, Yandina id Gizo).
GILBERT AND ELLlCE:—Production marketed i Europe and Australia through official Copra jard, at prices based on Philippines rates