Coconut Products – Prices on 10.10.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 04.10.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		29,000 T
Average		23,698 T
Lowest		19,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,799,780
Nuts Traded	1,135,784

Next Auction on 11.10.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction (09.10.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – with husked	24,000 T
Average		23,432 T
Lowest – with husked	23,000 T

Farm-gate Balled Nuts Price Rs./per MT = 40,000

Nuts Offered	58,660
Nuts Traded	58,660

Next Auction on 23/10/2012 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.	20,000-23,000	36,000-38,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-22,000	34,000-39,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000-22,000	36,000-38,000
Hambanthota Dist.	22,000		36,000-37,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(08.10.2012)
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)	29,000-30,500
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)		(04.10.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		16,802
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		16,802
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	26,250
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	25,252
Next Auction on 11.10.2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		162-165 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		170 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)		205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (04/10/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		115,988

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		33,000-35,000 T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	850 T
Superior			(Rs. /50 Kg)	950 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,700-2,500 T

8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	950-1,250 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,250-3,000 T

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,750-4,000 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(04.10.2012)
District			Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam			1,500-2,000
Gampaha			2,000 
Matara			1,500
Kurunegala		1,750-2,500
Jaffna			-

12. COCONUT SHELL		(Rs./MT)		8,000-10,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 19% - 20%)

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

T – Traded      N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority