Coconut Products – Prices on 04.05.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 03.05.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						23,000 T
Average						20,575 T
Lowest						17,000 T
Nuts Offered					1,699,193
Nuts Traded					783,911

Next Auction on 10.05.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (24.04.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – unhusked					22,250 T
Average						20,904 T
Lowest – husked					17,500 T
Nuts Offered					244,241
Nuts Traded					169,869

Next Auction on 15.05.2012 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.			22,000-23,000	34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.			19,000-22,000	30,000-34,000
Gampaha Dist.			23,000		35,000
Hambanthota Dist.			19,000-20,000	29,000-31,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(03.05.2012)
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)	30,000-31,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(19.04.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		29,188
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		27,009
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price			(Rs. 250 Kg) 	29,500
Simple avg. price			(Rs. 250 Kg)	29,463
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs. 250 Kg)	28,431

Next Auction on 03.05.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Col. 5.


3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		180-182 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		203-205 T
Phillippines FOB (APCC) 17.04.2012	(Rs/Kg)		244.16 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 17.04.2012	(Rs/Kg)		202.96

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		215,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (26/04/2012)(Rs/Mt)		172,036

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		28,000-30,000 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)	1,750-2,600 T

8. MIX FIBRE			(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,050-1,200 T

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

10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	3,400-4,250 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(24/04/2012)
				District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
				Puttalam		2,000-2,500 
				Gampaha		– 
				Matara		-
				Kurunegala	-
				Jaffna		-

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

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

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		27,000-31,000 T

T – Traded      N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority