Coconut Products – Prices on 25/09/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 20.09.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest						27,510 T
Average						22,909 T
Lowest						18,250 T
Nuts Offered					1,634,867
Nuts Traded					873,000
Next Auction on 27.9.12 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (11.09.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Market Price - with husked				23,000 T
Nuts Offered					39,000
Nuts Traded					12,000 
Next Auction on 25/09/2012 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	32,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.			20,000-21,000	33,000-37,000
Gampaha Dist.			20,000		35,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist.			20,000		35,000-36,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(24.09.2012)
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)	28,500-29,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(20.09.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		18,362
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		18,362
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	26,250
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	26,233
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	25,249
Next Auction on 27/9/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		167-168 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		167-168 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 21.09.2012	(Rs/Kg)		202.42 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 21.09.2012	(Rs/Kg)		159.80
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (20/09/2012)		(Rs/Mt)		129,175
5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		31,000-33,000 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 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 12%-18%)
14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		26,500-27,000 T

T – Traded      N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority