Coconut Products – Prices on 15.05.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 10.05.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							20,510 T
Average							20,918 T
Lowest							18,500 T
Nuts Offered						1,945,998
Nuts Traded						1,020,271

Next Auction on 17.05.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

(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.				18,000-19,000	30,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.				21,000-24,000	33,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.				23,000-24,000	35,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist.				20,000		31,000

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)		(10.05.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		19,023
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		19,023
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,500
Simple avg. price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,077
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price				(Rs. 250 Kg)	28,492

Next Auction on 17.05.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		180-182 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		180-190 N
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)		220,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) 		(Rs/Mt)		159,042
(10/05/2012)

5. POONAC				(Rs/Mt)		26,000-28,000 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)		12,000-13,500 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/MT)		40,000 T
14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		28,000-32,000 T

T – Traded       N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority