Coconut Products – Prices on 15.10.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 11.10.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest			30,500 T
Average			24,964 T
Lowest			18,000 T
Nuts Offered		1,449,349
Nuts Traded		973,239
Next Auction on 18.10.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (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		68,660

Next Auction on 23/10/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt		
	(Farm-gate unhusked)  	(Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	20,000-23,000	36,000-40,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000-23,000	37,000-40,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000	36,000-40,000
Hambanthota Dist.	22,000		36,000-38,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(15.10.2012)
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)	30,000-32,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(11.10.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		13,630
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		13,630
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	26,750
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	25,015
Next Auction on 18.10/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		165 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		170-172 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)		32,000-35,000 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