Coconut Products – Prices on 26/10/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 20.09.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest		30,500 T                                                                                                                                          
Average		26,087 T
Lowest		20,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,143,653
Nuts Traded	812,139
Next Auction on 1.11.12 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
Lowerst – with husked	24,000 T
Nuts Offered	43,070 	
Nuts Traded	41,500 
Next Auction on 14/11/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(c) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt		
(Farm-gate unhusked)  	(Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	23,000		38,000-40,000
Puttalam Dist.	23,000		37,000-40,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000-23,000	38,000-41,000
Hambanthota Dist.	22,000-22,500	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)	(25.10.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	9,067
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	9,067
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	-
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	28,750
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	28,388
Next Auction on 01/11/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)	173-175 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)	175 N 	Philippines FOB (APCC) 1.10.2012	
(Rs/Kg)	183.23 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 1.10.2012	(Rs/Kg)	157.06
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	210,000-215,000 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)	1,700-2,500 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	1,500-2,200
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 12%)
14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)	28,500-29,000 T

T – Traded        N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority