Coconut Products – Prices on 23.05.2012
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. 		23,000 35,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist. 		21,000 32,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (22.05.2012)
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) 		32,000-33,000
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 N
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 			185-190 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 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (Rs/Mt) 		142,387
(10/05/2012)
5. POONAC (Rs/Mt) 26,000-28,000 N
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) 		42,000-43,000 T
14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 			28,000-30,000 T
T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority