Coconut Products – Prices on 17.10.2012
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 			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. 			22,000-23,000 36,000-40,000
Puttalam Dist. 			22,000-23,000 37,000-40,000
Gampaha Dist. 			22,000-23,000 36,000-40,000
Hambanthota Dist. 			- -
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) 		165-170 N
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 		170-175 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 01.10.2012 (Rs/Kg) 	183.23
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 01.10.2012 (Rs/Kg) 	157.06
4. COCONUT OIL
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt) 		210,000-215,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
(Oil World) (27/09/2012) (Rs/Mt) 	120,361
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 10% - 20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 		26,500 -27,000 T
T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority