Coconut Products – Prices on 10.05.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 03.05.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest			23,000 T
Average			20,575 T
Lowest			17,000 T
Nuts Offered		1,699,193
Nuts Traded		783,911

Next Auction on 10.05.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (24.04.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – unhusked		22,250 T
Average			20,904 T
Lowest – husked		17,500 T
Nuts Offered		244,241
Nuts Traded		169,869

Next Auction on 15/05/2012 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.	21,000-23,000	31,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000-22,000	31,000-34,000		
Gampaha Dist.	23,000		35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		31,000-32,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(03.05.2012)

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)	30,000-31,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)		(19.04.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		29,188
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		27,009
M.S. No. 1 Copra
Highest Price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,500
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,463
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	28,431

Next Auction on 03.05.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo1.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 

Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		-
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		-
Phillippines FOB (APCC) 17.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		244.15
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 17.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		202.96	
4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		215,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (Rs/Mt)		166,182
(01/03/2012)

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

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. 50 Kg)	850 T
Superior			(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,000 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,750 - 2,600 T

8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,050 - 1,200 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	3,000 - 3,250 T

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	3,400 - 4,250 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(24/04/2012)

District			Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam			2,000-2,500
Gampaha			– 
Matara			-
Kurunegala		-
Jaffna			-

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

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

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		27,500-31,000  T

T – Traded         N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority