Coconut Products - Prices on 14.12.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(08.12.2011)

(Farm-gate husked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest				27,000 T
Average				23,994 T
Lowest				21,500 T
Nuts Offered			2,426,252
Nuts Traded			1,115,821

Next Auction on 15/12/2011 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (13/12/2011)

(Farm-gate Price Rs/1000 Nuts)

Highest-unhusked			28,250 T	
Average				25,849 T
Lowest-husked			22,500 T
Nuts Offered			81,725
Nuts Traded			36,725

Next Auction on 30/12/2011 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
			Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
					Farmgate unhusked

Kurunegala Dist.		22,000-24,000	34,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.		23,000-24,000	34,000-35,000
Gampaha Dist.		23,000		35,000
Hambantota Dist.		23,000		35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(14.12.2011)				
	
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		-
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	27,000-28,000


COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(08.12.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)      	   	8,750
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		8,750
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	28,500
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)		28,500
M.S. No.2 & 3  Copra Simple avg. price
(Rs./250 Kg)  				26,682

Next Aucton on 15/12/2011 at 11.30 am at CDA Marketing Division office
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

3. DESICCATED COCONUT

Fine - Sri Lanka	(Rs/Kg)	 		195-200 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)	 		195-200 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 07.11.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 266.52
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 07.11.2011	(Rs/Kg)	 244.31

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			180,000-190,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (08.12.2011)	(Rs/Mt)	161,981	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			27,000-28,000 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,150 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)				1,300 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,900-2,500 T

8.MIX FIBRE	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,300-1,650 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,350 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,500-4,250 T

11.COCONUT HUSKS		(07/12/2011)
District		Rs./Per 1000 husks
Puttalam					3,000 - 3,500
Gampaha					3,000 - 3,500
Matara					2,000 - 3,000
Kurunegala				3,000
Jaffna					2,000 - 2,500

12.COCONUT SHELL	(Rs/MT)			12,000-14,000 T

13.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		54,000 T	

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)			29,000-30,000 T

T - Traded         N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority