Coconut Products – Prices on 19.04.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 05.04.2012
(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.	21,000		33,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,000		35,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000-21,000	32,000-33,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(18.04.2012)
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

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)	192-195 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)	220-225 N
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) 
(12/04/2012)			173,633
(Rs/Mt)

5. POONAC (Rs/Mt)		26,000-29,000 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)	12,000 T

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

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)	32,000 T

T – Traded
N- NominalCourtesy: Coconut Development Authority