Coconut Products – Prices on 29/08/2012

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		23,250 T
Average			22,923 T
Lowest – without husk		22,500 T
Nuts Offered		69,224
Nuts Traded		45,210 

Next Auction on 11/09/2012 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	35,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.		19,000-20,000	35,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.		19,000-20,000	34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.		20,000	3	5,000

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)			200,000-208,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (16/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		131,124


5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			30,000 - 34,000 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%-10%)

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

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority