Coconut Products – Prices on 14.03.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 08.03.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest				24,010 T
Average				22,106 T
Lowest				20,000 T
Nuts Offered			1,395,486 
Nuts Traded			644,943

Next Auction on 15.03.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (13.03.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – unhusked			23,250 T
Average				- 
Lowest – husked			- 
Nuts Offered			68,814
Nuts Traded			12,011
Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs./ per MT	33,500

Next Auction on 27/03/2012 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	31,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000		34,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		31,000-32,000

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)	(1.03.2012)
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 15.03.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)			170-175 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)			170-175 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)			200,000 – 210,000T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (8/03/2012)	164,429
(Rs/Mt)
5.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				27,000-28,000 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)	43,000 T
14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)	30,100–32,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority