Coconut Products – Prices on 31.05.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 24.05.2012
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest			23,400 T
Average			21,798 T
Lowest			17,750 T
Nuts Offered		1,807,995 
Nuts Traded		989,005

Next Auction on 31.05.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction – (29.05.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest – unhusked		22,500 T
Average			20,978 T
Lowest – with husk		19,000 T
Nuts Offered		145,172
Nuts Traded		69,444

Next Auction on 12/06/2012 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.	19,000-22,000	29,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-22,000	29,000-34,000		
Gampaha Dist.	22,000-23,000	34,000-36,000
Hambanthota Dist.	22,000		33,000-34,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(31.05.2012)
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)		30,000-32,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)		(24.05.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			13,700
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			13,700
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price (Rs. 250 Kg)		-
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)		31,000
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs. 250 Kg)		30,042

Next Auction on 31.05.2012 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 

Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		170-175 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		175 N
Phillippines FOB (APCC)	25.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		243.83
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 	25.04.2012 (Rs/Kg)		206.96				
4. COCONUT OIL 

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		215,000-225,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) 	(Rs/Mt)		138,201
(10/05/2012)

5. POONAC			(Rs/Mt)		23,000-28,000 T
6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs. 50 Kg)	800 T
Superior				(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,000 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,600 - 2,600 T
8. MIX FIBRE			(Rs. 50 Kg)	1,050 - 1,500 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	3,000 - 3,250 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs. 50 Kg)	4,000 - 4,250 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS	(18/05/2012)

District	Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam		2,000-3,000
Gampaha		– 
Matara		-
Kurunegala	2,250
Jaffna		-

12. COCONUT SHELL			(Rs./MT)		12,000-13,500 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/MT)		40,000-43,000 T
14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		28,500-34,000 N

T – Traded
N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority