Coconut Products – Prices on 28.02.2012

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.				22,000		32,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.				22,000-24,000	33,000-37,000		
Gampaha Dist.				20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Hambanthota Dist.				18,000-19,000	28,000-30,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (28.02.2012)

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)	28,500-30,000


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 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 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		165-170 T
Phillippines FOB (APCC)	27.02.2012	(Rs/Kg)		312.96
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 	27.02.2012	(Rs/Kg)		201.07

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)		25,000-28,000 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)       	45,000 - 48,000 T

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


T – Traded   N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority