Coconut Products – Prices on 13/08/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 09.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest			27,300 T
Average			24,150 T
Lowest			17,500 T
Nuts Offered		1,941,314
Nuts Traded		1,218,526

Next Auction on 16.08.2012 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.	18,000-18,500	29,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-19,800	28,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-19,000	30,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		34,000-35,000

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)	(09.08.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		20,054
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		18,154
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,750
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,655
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	25,082

Next Auction on 16/8/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		165 – 170 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		165 – 170 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012 (Rs/Kg)		200.33 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012 (Rs/Kg)		182.43

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (09/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		129,438

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		27,000-29,000 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)		38,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 08%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,500-30,000 T

                        T – Traded                            N- Nominal
                Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority