Coconut Products – Prices on 26/09/2012
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
(25.09.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Market Price - with husked 			22,000 T
Nuts Offered 				47,000
Nuts Traded 				28,000
Next Auction on 09/10/2012 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. 			20,000-21,000 	35,000-38,000
Hambanthota Dist. 			20,000-22,000 	35,000-38,000
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) 				170-175 N
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 				170-175 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) 					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) 			1,600-2,200 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