Coconut Products – Prices on 04.04.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 29.03.2012
(Farm-gate without husked 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 05.04.2012 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 (Whole sale)
	
	Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt 
		(Husked Ex-Mill)
	(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.		24,000		36,000
Puttalam Dist.		21,000-22,000	33,000-3	4,000
Gampaha Dist.		22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.		20,000		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)			180-182 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)			205-206 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)
			(Rs/Mt) 			171,178


5. POONAC (Rs/Mt)					24,000-28,000 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) 				14,000-18,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL 
CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)			41,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)				28,000-30,500 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority