Coconut Products – Prices on 23.10.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 18.10.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						29,510 T
Average						25,340 T
Lowest						20,000 T
Nuts Offered					825,690
Nuts Traded					723,330

Next Auction on 25.10.2012 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.			22,000-24,000	38,000-42,000
Puttalam Dist.			22,000-23,000	37,000-40,000
Gampaha Dist.			23,000-24,000	38,000-42,000
Hambanthota Dist.			22,000		38,000-40,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(22.10.2012)
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)	32,000-33,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(18.10.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		21,500
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		21,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	28,000
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	27,742
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra
Simple average price			(Rs./250Kg)	27,039

Next Auction on 25/10/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		172-175 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		172-175 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)		215,000-218,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (11/10/2012)		(Rs/Mt)		116,869
5. POONAC			(Rs/Mt)		34,000-35,000 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)	1,700-2,600 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)		10,000 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		37,500-38,000 T
(Moisture 10% - 16%)
14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		28,000 T

T – Traded N- Nominal Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority