Coconut Products – Prices on 24.02.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 23.02.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							24,300 T
Average							21,565 T
Lowest							19,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,164,640
Nuts Traded						509,938

Next Auction on 01.03.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (14.02.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – unhusked						24,000 T
Average							22,987 T
Lowest – husked						21,500 T
Nuts Offered						62,715
Nuts Traded						50,715

Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs./per MT = 				33,000

Next Auction on 28/02/2012 at 10.00 a.m at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)	Rs. 1000 Nuts
				Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)   (Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.				21,000-23,000	33,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.				20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.				22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.				19,000		31,0000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(21.02.2012)

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)	28,000-29,000


COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)		(23.02.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		14,700
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		14,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price			(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,000
Simple avg. price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 and 3 CopraSimple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	28,556

Next Auction on 01.03.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 

Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		170 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		170 N
Phillippines 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)		205,000 – 210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (16/02/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		175,572

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

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)			(Rs. 50 Kg)	900 T
Superior					(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,150 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)				(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,500 - 2,000 T

8. MIX FIBRE				(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,300 - 1,500 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE			(Rs. 50 Kg)	3,000 - 3,250 T

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE			(Rs. 50 Kg)	4,000 - 4,250 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(14/02/2012)

					District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
					Puttalam		2,500 – 3,000 
					Gampaha		2,500 – 3,000 
					Matara		2,250 – 2,500
					Kurunegala	3,000 – 3,500
					Jaffna		-

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

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/MT)		48,000 -50,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		26,000 – 30,250 T

T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority