Coconut Products - Prices on 29.12.2011

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(22.12.2011)
(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.	22,000		33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Hambantota Dist.	23,000		35,000

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 and 3 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)		 190-195 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)		 190-195 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)  (15.12.2011)	(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)	54,000-56,000 T	
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)	26,000-28,000 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority