Coconut Products – Prices on 02.03.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 01.03.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest							24,500 T
Average							22,204 T
Lowest							19,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,353,549
Nuts Traded						833,130

Next Auction on 08.03.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (28.02.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest – unhusked						26,000 T
Average							23,290 T
Lowest – husked						22,000 T
Nuts Offered						71,500
Nuts Traded						59,500
Next Auction on 13/03/2012 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.				20,000-23,000	30,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.				20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.				21,000-23,000	32,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.				19,000		30,000-31,000
	
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(02.03.2012)
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)	28,000-29,500

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)		(01.03.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		13,155
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		13,155
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price			(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,500
Simple avg. price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,173
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	27,830
Next Auction on 08.03.2012 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) (23/02/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		170,843

5. POONAC				(Rs/Mt)		26,000 - 28,000  T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)			(Rs. 50 Kg)	900 T
Superior					(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,250 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)				(Rs. 50 Kg)	2,100 - 2,600 T

8. MIX FIBRE				(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,250 - 1,550 T

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

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

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(01/03/2012)
					District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
					Puttalam		3,250 
					Gampaha		– 
					Matara		2,250
					Kurunegala	3,500
					Jaffna		-

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

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/MT)		45,000 - 48,000 T

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

T – Traded         N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority