Coconut Products – Prices on 28/08/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 23.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest						28,300 T
Average						23,846 T
Lowest						19,000 T
Nuts Offered					1,870,155
Nuts Traded					1,486,488
Next Auction on 30.8.12 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 (Farm-gate unhusked)	
				 (Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.			19,000-21,000	34,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.			19,000-20,000	35,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.			20,000		35,000
Hambanthota Dist.			20,000		35,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(23.08.2012)
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)	30,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(23.08.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		16,720
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		13,526
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	27,750
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	27,626
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	26,363
Next Auction on 30/8/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		165 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		165 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)		200,000-205,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (16/08/2012)		(Rs/Mt)		131,124

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		27,000 - 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 T
(Moisture 08%-10%)

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		27,500-28,000 T

T – Traded       N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority