Coconut Products - Prices on 10.01.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(05.01.2012)

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

Highest						24,500 T
Average						22,187 T
Lowest						19,000 T
Nuts Offered					2,297,263
Nuts Traded					1,139,684

Next Auction on 12/01/2012 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.			24,000		36,000
Puttalam Dist.			23,000-24,000	35,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.			22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000
Hambantota Dist.			23,000		35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(03.01.2012)		
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)	28,000-31,000


COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(05.01.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)         	12,581
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		12,581
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	29,250
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)  	27,547
 
Next Aucton on 12/01/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA Marketing Division office 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine - Sri Lanka			(Rs/Kg)	 	190-192 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)	 	190-192 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 04.01.2012	(Rs/Kg)	 	296.27
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 04.01.2012	(Rs/Kg)	 	199.41

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (05.01.2012)	(Rs/Mt)		173,774	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		24,000-26,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)		1,300 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,900-2,250 T

8.MIX FIBRE			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,250-1,500 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,100 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		4,000-4,300 T

11.COCONUT HUSKS		(05/01/2012)
				District		Rs./Per 1000 husks
				Puttalam		3,000 - 3,500
				Gampaha		3,000 - 3,500
				Matara		1,500 - 3,000
				Kurunegala	3,000 - 3,500
				Jaffna		2,000 - 2,500

12.COCONUT SHELL			(Rs/MT)		14,000-16,000 T

13.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		55,000 T	

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		26,000-27,000 T

T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority