Coconut Products - Prices on 27.01.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(26.01.2012)

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

Highest						21,510 T
Average						20,391 T
Lowerst						18,750 T
Nuts Offered					1,661,619
Nuts Traded					605,318

Next Auction on 02/02/2012 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (10/01/2012)

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

Highest-unhusked					25,000 T	
Average						22,878 T
Lowest-husked					21,500 T
Nuts Offered					152,150
Nuts Traded					39,900

Next Auction on 07/02/2012 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

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

Kurunegala Dist.			20,000-23,000	30,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.			22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000
Gampaha Dist.			22,000		34,000
Hambantota Dist.			22,000-23,000	32,000-35,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(23.01.2012)			
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)	29,000-30,000


COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(26.01.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)         	11,000
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		11,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	29,000
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)  	28,007
 
Next Aucton on 02/02/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA Marketing Division office 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine - Sri Lanka			(Rs/Kg)	 	160 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 			(Rs/Kg)	 	160 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 16.01.2012	(Rs/Kg)	 	294.51
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 16.01.2012	(Rs/Kg)	 	200.93

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		185,000-200,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (19.01.2012)	(Rs/Mt)		160,678	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		28,000-30,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		950 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)		1,150 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,700-2,000 T

8.MIX FIBRE			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,150-1,500 T

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

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

11.COCONUT HUSKS		(17/01/2012)
				District		Rs./Per 1000 husks
				Puttalam		2,000 - 4,000
				Gampaha		3,000 - 3,500
				Matara		1,750 - 2,500
				Kurunegala	2,750 - 3,500
				Jaffna		2,500 - 3,000

12.COCONUT SHELL			(Rs/MT)		14,000-15,000 T

13.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		53,000-58,000 T	

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		30,000 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority