Coconut Products – Prices on 25.10.2012

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		30,500 T
Average		26,078 T
Lowest		20,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,143,653
Nuts Traded	812,139

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 (23.10.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – with husked	25,000 T
Average		24,379 T
Lowest – with husked	24,000 T

Farm – Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs/per MT – 40,000

Nuts Offered	43,070
Nuts Traded	41,500

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.	23,000		37,000-40,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,000-24,000	38,000-41,000
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)		9,067
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		9,067
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	28,750
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	28,388
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,039

Next Auction on 01/11/2012 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)		207,000-213,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (11/10/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		118,869

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)		10,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		38,000 T
(Moisture 11%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,500-29,000 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority