Coconut Products – Prices on 16.03.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 15.03.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							24,510 T
Average							22,618 T
Lowest							21,010 T
Nuts Offered						904,780 
Nuts Traded						262,724

Next Auction on 22.03.2012 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							23,250 T
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.				20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.				21,000-22,000	33,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.				23,000		35,000
Hambanthota Dist.				20,000		32,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (15.03.2012)
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)	28,000-30,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(15.03.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		11,000
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		11,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	31,250
Simple avg. price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	31,217
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,804

Next Auction on 22.03.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 511, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		170-175 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		180-182 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)		210,000 – 215,000T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (08.03.2012)	(Rs/Mt)		164,429

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)	2,000-2,600 T

8. MIX FIBRE				(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,250-1,450 T

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

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE			(Rs. 50 Kg)	4,000-4,400 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(15.03.2012)

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

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

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/MT)		42,000-43,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		31,000 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority