Coconut Products – Prices on 30/10/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 25.10.2012
(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
Lowerest – 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 (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.			23,000-24,000	40,000-42,000
Puttalam Dist.			23,000-24,000	40,000-42,000
Gampaha Dist.			23,000-24,000	40,000-42,000
Hambanthota Dist.			23,000		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)		172-175 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		172-175 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)		119,729

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		34,000 – 35,000 T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	650 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)		37,500 - 38,000 T
(Moisture 12%)
    
14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		28,000-29,000 T

                         T – Traded	N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority