Coconut Products - Prices on 02.01.2012

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 (30/12/2011)

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

Highest-unhusked	28,000 T	
Average		25,680 T
Lowest-husked	21,500 T
Nuts Offered	139,750
Nuts Traded	76,750

Next Auction on 10/01/2012 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

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

Kurunegala Dist.	23,000-25,000	35,000-37,000
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)	(02.01.2012)				
	
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)	30,000-31,000


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)		 185-188 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 		(Rs/Kg)		 185-188 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)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (15.12.2011)(Rs/Mt)		176,053	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		25,000-28,000 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)		56,000-58,000 T	

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		26,000-28,000 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority