Coconut Products – Prices on 18.12.2012

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 (28.10.2012)
(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 (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.			24,000-25,000	42,000-43,000
Puttalam Dist.			25,000		42,000-43,000
Gampaha Dist.			25,000		42,000-43,000
Hambanthota Dist.			25,000-26,000	38,000-43,000

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)		220,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (13/12/2012)		(Rs/Mt)		98,823
5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		30,000-35,000 T
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

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,750-4,600

11. COCONUT SHELL		(10/12/2012)
				District		Rs. /Per 1000 husks
				Puttalam		1,500-2,000
				Gamapaha		1,500-2,000
				Matara		1,500
				Kurunegala	1,500-2,500
				Jaffna		-

12. COCONUT SHELL			(Rs./MT)		10,500 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs./MT)		37,500-38,000 T
(Moisture 12%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs./MT)		29,000 T

T – Traded
N – Nominal