Coconut Products – Prices on 19.03.2012

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.	22,000-23,000	33,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000-23,000	32,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	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 CopraSimple avg. price(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,804

Next Auction on 22.03.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		172-175 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		175-180 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)		208,000 – 210,000T
Philippines 
(CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (15/03/2012)		173,195 (Rs/Mt)
5.POONAC			 (Rs/Mt)		24,000-29,000 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)		43,000-45,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		26,000–30,500 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority