Coconut Products – Prices on 17.12.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 13.12.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		32,800 T
Average		27,563 T
Lowest		23,000 T
Nuts Offered	803,218
Nuts Traded	405,758

Next Auction on 20.12.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (28.11.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husked	30,000 T
Average		29,040 T
Lowest – without husk	28,500 T
Nuts Offered	50,500
Nuts Traded	50,500 

Next Auction on 21/12/2012 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.	23,000-25,000	42,000-45,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000-26,000	43,000-45,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000-25,000	42,000-45,000
Hambanthota Dist.	24,000-26,000	38,000-45,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(11.12.2012)
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)	(13.12.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		25,473
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		25,473
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	30,550
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	30,454
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	29,698

Next Auction on 20/12/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		185 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		185 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 6.11.2012(Rs/Kg)		197.76 
Indonesia FOB (APCC)  6.11.2012(Rs/Kg)		158.21

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		230,000-230,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (13/12/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		98,823

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		35,000-37,000 N

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	850 T
Superior			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,900-2,700 T

8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,200-1,550 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,250-3,100 T