Coconut Products – Prices on 27.09.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 27.09.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest			30,100 T
Average			24,103 T
Lowest			19,000 T
Nuts Offered		1,519,281
Nuts Traded		1,121,313

Next Auction on 4.10.2012 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 9/10/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.	21,000-24,000	37,000-39,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-24,000	36,000-39,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000	37,000-38,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,000-22,000	37,000-38,000

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 4/10/2012 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)	10.07.2012 (Rs/Kg)	202.42 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 	10.07.2012 (Rs/Kg)	159.80

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (19/07/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		129,175
5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		31,000-35,000 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)		42,000-44,000 N
(Moisture 20% - 8%)
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		26,500-27,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority