Coconut Products – Prices on 21.05.2012

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	842,255

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.	20,000-23,000	32,000-36,000
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)		185-190 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		190-195 N
Phillippines FOB (APCC) 25.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		243.83
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 24.05.2012 (Rs/Kg)		206.96	
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		225,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World)  (Rs/Mt)		142,387
(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)	1,600 - 2,600 T

8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,050 - 1,500 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			2,000-3,000
Gampaha			– 
Matara			-
Kurunegala		2,250
Jaffna			-

12. COCONUT SHELL		(Rs./MT)		12,000-13,500 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		40,000-47,000

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,000-32,500 T

T – Traded                N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority