Coconut Products – Prices on 07.06.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 31.05.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest		22,620 T
Average		20,848 T
Lowest		16,500 T
Nuts Offered	2,046,448
Nuts Traded	1,174,148
Next Auction on 07.06.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (29.05.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest – without husk	22,500 T
Average			20,978 T
Lowest – husk		19,000 T
Nuts Offered		145,172
Nuts Traded		69,444
Next Auction on 12/06/2012 at 10.00 a.m at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
	Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt 
(Farm-gate unhusked)	(Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	22,000		34,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-22,000	32,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000		36,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		31,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(31.05.2012)
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)	30,000-32,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(31.05.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		24,647
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		24,647
M.S. No. 1 Copra			
Highest Price		Rs. 250 Kg) 	30,600
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,517
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	30,250
Next Auction on 07.06.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Col. 5.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		170 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		170-175 N
Phillippines FOB (APCC) 25.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		243.83 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 25.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		206.96
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		215,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (25/05/2012)	147,400
(Rs/Mt)
5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		25,000-26,000 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)		10,000-12,000 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		40,000 T
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,500-36,000 N

T – Traded               N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority