Coconut Products - Prices on 12.01.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(12.01.2012)

(Farm-gate unhusked price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		23,400 T
Average		21,781 T
Lowest		19,000 T
Nuts Offered	2,217,669
Nuts Traded	1,103,218

Next Auction on 19/01/2012 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (10/01/2012)

(Farm-gate Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest-unhusked	24,500 T	
Average		23,983 T
Lowest-husked	23,000 T
Nuts Offered	60,000
Nuts Traded	18,300

Next Auction on 24/01/2012 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(e) Locally Traded (Whole-Sale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/MT (Husked Ex-Mill)
		Farmgate unhusked

Kurunegala Dist.	23,000-24,000	35,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000-25,000	33,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-25,000	33,000-37,000
Hambantota Dist.	-	-

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(11.01.2012)				
	
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)	27,000-28,000


COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(05.01.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		12,581
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		12,581
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	29,250
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)  	27,547
 
Next Aucton on 19/01/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA Marketing Division office 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine - Sri Lanka		(Rs/Kg)	 	185-190 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 		(Rs/Kg)		 185-190 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 04.01.2012 (Rs/Kg)	 	296.27
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 04.01.2012 (Rs/Kg)	 	199.41	

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		195,000-198,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (05.01.2012)(Rs/Mt)		173,774	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		27,000-27,500 T

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,300 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,900-2,250 T

8.MIX FIBRE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,250-1,500 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,100 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		4,000-4,300 T

11.COCONUT HUSKS		(05/01/2012)
District			Rs./Per 1000 husks
Puttalam			3,000 - 3,500
Gampaha			3,000 - 3,500
Matara			1,500 - 3,000
Kurunegala		3,000 - 3,500
Jaffna			-

12.COCONUT SHELL		(Rs/MT)		14,000-16,000 T

13.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		55,000-58,000 T	

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		30,000-32,000 T

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority