Coconut Products – Prices on 20.07.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 19.07.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						22,310 T
Average						18,535 T
Lowest						12,500 T
Nuts Offered					1,919,490
Nuts Traded					854,563

Next Auction on 26.07.2012 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.			18,000-19,000	27,000-29,000
Puttalam Dist.			17,000-18,000	27,000-29,000
Gampaha Dist.			18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.			18,000		30,000

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)	(19.07.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		8,976
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		8,976
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	28,250
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	28,119
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	27,662

Next Auction on 26/7/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

Palm Oil Prices	
	Wholesale			(Rs. per (MT)	237,000 – 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)		190,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (12/07/2012)		(Rs/Mt)		146,200
5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		26,000-27,000 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)		42,000-46,000 T
(Moisture 12% - 18%)

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

                    T – Traded 	N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority