Coconut Products – Prices on 04/09/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 30.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						28,700 T
Average						23,835 T
Lowest						18,000 T
Nuts Offered					1,854,545
Nuts Traded					1,030,083

Next Auction on 6.9.12 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (28.08.2012)
(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	34,000-37,000
Puttalam Dist.			18,000-22,000	33,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.			20,000-21,000	34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.			19,000-20,000	35,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(04.09.2012)
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)	29,000-30,000

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 06/9/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		160-163 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		160-165 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)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (23/08/2012)		(Rs/Mt)		133,960

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

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	800 T
Superior				(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,600-2,200 T
8. MIX FIBRE			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,100-1,500 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,500-3,000 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,750-4,500

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(04.09.2012)
				District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
				Puttalam		1,500-2,200
				Gampaha		2,000-2,500
				Matara		1,500-2,000
				Kurunegala	1,500-2,500
				Jaffna		-

12. COCONUT SHELL			(Rs./MT)		9,000-10,000 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		40,000-42,000 T
						(Moisture 08%-10%)

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

                          T – Traded                  	N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority