Coconut Products – Prices on 08/08/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 02.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		24,600 T
Average		20,802 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered	2,095,751
Nuts Traded	1,296,384

Next Auction on 9.08.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (24.07.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husk	21,000 T
Average		18,975 T
Lowest – without husk	17,500 T
Nuts Offered	70,500
Nuts Traded	42,000 

Next Auction on 14/08/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(c) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
	
	Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked 
		     		Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.	18,000-19,000	29,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-19,000	28,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-19,000	30,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000-20,000	31,000-35,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(08.08.2012)
Copra Edible	(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	32,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	28,000-30,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(02.08.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	31,976
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	31,976
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	25,750
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	25,664
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	24,223

Next Auction on 9/8/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA,
 No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)	160 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)	160 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)	205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (02/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)	133,430


5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	28,000-30,000 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)	1,750-2,400 T

8. MIX FIBRE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,200-1,500 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,700-2,750 T

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

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(07.08.2012)
District	Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam	1,250-2,000
Gampaha	– 
Matara	1,500-2,000
Kurunegala	1,500-3,000
Jaffna	-

12. COCONUT SHELL	(Rs./MT)	9,000-10,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)	38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 08%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)	27,000-30,000 T

                           T – Traded	N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority