Coconut Products – Prices on 17.07.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 12.07.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						23,500 T
Average						18,932 T
Lowest						15,500 T
Nuts Offered					2,561,486
Nuts Traded					1,050,528

Next Auction on 19.07.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (10.07.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Market Price – without husk				17,500 T
Nuts Offered					52,100
Nuts Traded					13,100

Next Auction on 24/07/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
	
				Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.			17,000-18,000	28,000-29,000
Puttalam Dist.			17,000-18,000	27,000-29,000
Gampaha Dist.			19,000-20,000	30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.			19,000-20,000	30,000-32,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(13.07.2012)
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)	27,000-28,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(12.07.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		9,259
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		9,259
M.S. No. 1 Copra						
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	 -
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	29,500
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	27,946
Palm Oil Prices Wholesale		(Rs. Per (MT)	239,000-240,000	
	       Retail 		(Rs. Per (Kg.)	243 – 245 
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 

Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		140 – 145 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		140 - 145 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012	(Rs/Kg)		200.33 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012	(Rs/Kg)		162.43

4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		190,000-195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World)(12/07/2012)(Rs/Mt)		146,200

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		24,000 T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	900 T
Superior				(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,000-2,500 T

8. MIX FIBRE			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,200-1,300 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,000 T

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	4,000-4,500 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(10.07.2012)

				District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
				Puttalam		1,500-2,000
				Gampaha		– 
				Matara		1,250-1,500
				Kurunegala	1,500-2,000
				Jaffna		-

12. COCONUT SHELL			(Rs./MT)		10,000-12,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		46,000-54,000 T
(Moisture 8% - 20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		27,000-28,000 T
T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority