Coconut Products – Prices on 18.05.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 17.05.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							24,500 T
Average							23,060 T
Lowest							20,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,586,034
Nuts Traded						842,256
Next Auction on 24.05.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (15.05.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest – husked						23,500 T
Average							23,152 T
Lowest – husked						22,000 T
Nuts Offered						243,643
Nuts Traded						50,329
Next Auction on 29/05/2012 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.				19,000-24,000	30,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.				20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000	
Gampaha Dist.				24,000		35,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist.				21,000		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)		(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 24.05.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		180-185 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		190-200 T
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)		225,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) 		(Rs/Mt)		159,042
(10/05/2012)

5. POONAC				(Rs/Mt)		26,000-27,000 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)	1,600 - 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)	4,000 - 4,250 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(18/05/2012)
					District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
					Puttalam		2,000-3,500
					Gampaha		– 
					Matara		-
					Kurunegala	2,250
					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