Coconut Products – Prices on 28.05.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 24.05.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest			23,400 T
Average			21,798 T
Lowest			17,750 T
Nuts Offered		1,807,995 
Nuts Traded		989,005
Next Auction on 31.05.2012 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.	18,000-20,000		30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-23,000		32,000-35,000	
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000		34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000			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)	- 32,000-33,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra	(Rs. 250 Kg)	32,000-33,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)		(24.05.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered 	(Kgs)		13,700
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		13,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	-
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	31,000
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,042
Next Auction on 31.05.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		170-175 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		176-185 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)		27,000-28,000 T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. 50 Kg)	800 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)	40,000-42,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)	28,000-33,500 T

T – Traded              N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority