Coconut Products – Prices on 29.03.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 22.03.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		23,600 T
Average		22,077 T
Lowest		18,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,361,520
Nuts Traded	428,579

Next Auction on 29.03.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita Colombo 5

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (27.03.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – unhusked	24,000 T
Average		22,011 T
Lowest – husked	18,500 T
Nuts Offered	158,238
Nuts Traded	138,238

Next Auction on 24/04/2012 at 10.00 a.m at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.
(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
	
		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.	22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	22,000		34,000
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000	33,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-32,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(26.03.2012)
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)	30,000-32,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(15.03.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		11,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		11,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra
Highest Price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	31,250
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	31,217
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,804

Next Auction on 29.03.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Col. 5.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		180 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		200-205 T
Phillippines FOB (APCC) 20.03.2012	(Rs/Kg)	283.00 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 20.03.2012	(Rs/Kg)	184.02

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		210,000-215,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (Rs/Mt) (22/03/2012)	166,610


5. POONAC		 (Rs/Mt)		26,000-28,000 T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. 50 Kg)	900 T
Superior			(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,250 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. 50 Kg)	2,000-2,600 T

8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,250-1,450 T

9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	3,000-3,250 T

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. 50 Kg)	4,000-4,400 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(15/03/2012)
District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam		3,000 
Gampaha		– 
Matara		2,000-2,250
Kurunegala	3,500
Jaffna		-

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

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		40,000-42,000 T

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		29,000-30,500 T

T – Traded      N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority