Coconut Products – Prices on 17/08/2012
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 16.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest		26,780 T
Average		22,851 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,980,166
Nuts Traded	1,339,061

Next Auction on 23.8.12 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (14.08.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest with husk	22,750 T
Average		21,449 T
Lowest – without husk	21,000 T
Nuts Offered	55,200
Nuts Traded	46,700 

Next Auction on 28/08/2012 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.	18,000-20,000	32,000-34,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-19,000	32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-21,000	33,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000-20,000	33,000-34,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(08.08.2012)
Copra Edible	(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	32,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	28,000-30,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(16.08.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	8,100
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	8,100
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)	27,250
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	25,717

Next Auction on 23/8/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
Palm Oil
Wholesale	- Rs 230,000/-235,000/-per (MT)
Retail	- Rs 235/-240/- per (kg)
	
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)		160 – 165 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)		160 – 165 N
Philippines FOB (APCC)10.07.2012	(Rs/Kg)	200.33 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012	(Rs/Kg)	162.43
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	210,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (09/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)	129,438
5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	27,000-30,000 T
6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	900 T
Superior	(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000 T
7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,750-2,400 T
8. MIX FIBRE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,200-1,500 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,700-2,750 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	4,000 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS	(07.08.2012)
District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam		1,250-2,000
Gampaha		– 
Matara		1,500-2,000
Kurunegala		1,500-3,000
Jaffna		-
12. COCONUT SHELL	(Rs./MT)	9,000-10,000 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)	38,000 T
(Moisture 08%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)	29,000-30,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority