Coconut Products – Prices on 15.11.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 15.11.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest		33,250 T
Average		30,378 T
Lowest		24,010 T
Nuts Offered	633,023
Nuts Traded	551,227
Next Auction on 22.11.2012 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 – without husk	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.
(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
		Rs. 1000 Nuts		Rs/Mt 		
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	 (Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	26,000-28,000		42,000-43,000
Puttalam Dist.	27,000-28,000		42,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,000-26,000		42,000-44,000
Hambanthota Dist.	23,000-25,000		42,000-44,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(15.11.2012)
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)	36,000-37,500
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(15.11.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		17,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		17,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	36,700
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	34,970
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	34,935
Next Auction on 22/11/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		180 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		185-190 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)		250,000-260,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (01/11/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		117,053
5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		35,000-38,000 T
6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	950 T
Superior			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,250 T
7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,750-2,000 T
8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,150-1,600 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,750-3,250 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,900-4,250 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS	(08.11.2012)
District			Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam			1,250-2,500
Gampaha			1,750-2,500
Matara			1,250-2,000
Kurunegala		1,500-2,500
Jaffna			-
12. COCONUT SHELL		(Rs./MT)		10,000 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		40,000-43,000 T
(Moisture 12% - 20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		27,000-29,000 T

T – Traded        N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority