Coconut Products – Prices on 06/09/2012

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
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	 (Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	19,000-21,000	32,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-20,000	33,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-21,000	34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		32,000-36,000

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 at 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		160 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		160 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)		203,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (30/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		133,960

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		30,000 - 32,000 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)	1,500-2,200 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 T

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)		8,000-10,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 08%-10%)

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

T – Traded       N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority