Coconut Products – Prices on 17.04.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 17.04.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						25,000 T
Average						22,355 T
Lowest						18,000 T
Nuts Offered					1,605,526
Nuts Traded					841,603

Next Auction on 19.04.2012 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.			20,000-24,000	31,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.			20,000-22,000	32,000-3	4,000
Gampaha Dist.			-		-
Hambanthota Dist.			23,000		30,000-31,000

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)
				(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 19.04.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Col. 5.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)	
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)	
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)		205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World)
(29/03/2012)			(Rs/Mt)		173,633

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		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)		40,000-42,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		26,000-28,000 T

T – Traded           N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority