Coconut Products - Prices on 22.12.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(15.12.2011)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		24,000 T
Average		21,569 T
Lowest		19,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,343,427
Nuts Traded	716,344

Next Auction on 05/01/2012 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/1,000 Nuts)

Highest-unhusked	28,250 T	
Average		25,849 T
Lowest-husked	22,500 T
Nuts Offered	81,725
Nuts Traded	36,725
Farm Gate Bailed Nuts Price Rs./per MT 	- 34,000
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		33,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000-22,000	33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000	32,000-36,000
Hambantota Dist.	22,000		34,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(21.12.2011)			
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)          	  29,000-30,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(15.12.2011)

Quantity of Copra Offered                	(Kgs)                               14,370
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)	                               14,370
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price         (Rs./250 Kg)	                    28,250	
Simple avg. price                            	(Rs./250 Kg)                    28,066
M.S. No.2  Copra Simple avg. price	  (Rs./250 Kg)                    26,800
 
Next Aucton on 05/01/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA Marketing Division office 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine - Sri Lanka			(Rs/Kg)		 195 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)		 196 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)   		190,000-195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (08.12.2011)	(Rs/Mt)	       	 154,514	  (Oil World)  

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

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)		1,250 T
7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)		2,000-2,250 T

8.MIX FIBRE			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,550 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		2,750-3,250 T
10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		4,500-4,750 T

11.COCONUT HUSKS		(20/12/2011)
District			Rs./Per 1000 husks
Puttalam			3,500 - 4,000
Gampaha			3,000 - 3,500
Matara			1,500 - 2,500
Kurunegala		3,000 - 3,500
Jaffna			2,000 - 2,500
12.COCONUT SHELL			(Rs/MT)		14,000 T
13.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		54,000-586,000 T	
14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		28,000-29,000 T

            T - Traded                                  N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority