Coconut Products – Prices on 02.04.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 29.03.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		25,010 T
Average		20,930 T
Lowest		17,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,736,851
Nuts Traded	1,008,407

Next Auction on 5.04.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita Colombo 5


(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (27.03.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)


Highest – unhusked	24,000 T
Average		22,011 T
Lowest – husked	18,500 T
Nuts Offered	158,238
Nuts Traded	138,238

Next Auction on 24/04/2012 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.	23,000-24,000	35,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000-22,000	31,000-3	4,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000		36,000-37,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000-20,000	30,000-32,000

2. COPRA –(Locally Traded)	(26.03.2012)


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)	30,000-32,000


COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(29.03.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		18,398
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		14,050
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	31,000
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,049

Next Auction on 5.04.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Col. 5.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT 

Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		180 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		205 T
Phillippines FOB (APCC) 20.03.2012 	(Rs/Kg)	283.00 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 20.03.2012	 (Rs/Kg)	219.03

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		210,000-215,000 T                           
 Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (29/03/2012)       	  171,178


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)	1,150 T


7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. 50 Kg)	2,500-2,600 T


8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,200-1,300 T


9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	2,500-3,250 T


10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	4,000-4,250 T


11. COCONUT HUSKS	(30/03/2012)
District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam		3,000-3,500 
Gampaha		– 
Matara		2,000-2,500
Kurunegala	3,000
Jaffna		-

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


13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		40,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)	           28,000-30,000 T

T – Traded 
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority