Coconut Products – Prices on 15/08/2012
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
(14.08.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest with husk 		22,750 T
Average 			21,449 T
Lowest – without husk 	21,000 T
Nuts Offered 		55,200
Nuts Traded 		46,700
Next Auction on 28/08/2012 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. 		20,000-21,000 34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist. 		20,000-22,000 34,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist. 		20,000-21,000 34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist. 		19,000-20,000 33,000-35,000
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) 		185 – 188 T
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 		165 – 166 T
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) 		205,000-212,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
(Oil World) (09/08/2012) (Rs/Mt) 	129,438
5. POONAC (Rs/Mt) 			29,000-30,000 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) 		29,000-30,000 T
T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority