Coconut Products – Prices on 27.02.2012

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.	20,000-21,000		30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000			33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000-22,000		32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000-20,000		30,000-31,000

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 CopraHighest Price	(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,000
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra Simple 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)		165-170 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		165-170 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)		25,000-26,000 N

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)		46,000 - 48,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		26,000 – 28,000 T


T – Traded           N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority