Coconut Products – Prices on 16/08/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 09.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest			27,300 T
Average			24,150 T
Lowest			17,500 T
Nuts Offered		1,941,314
Nuts Traded		1,218,526
Next Auction on 16.2012 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (14.08.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest with husk		22,750 T
Average			21,449 T
Lowest – without husk		21,000 T
Nuts Offered		55,200
Nuts Traded		46,700 
Next Auction on 28/08/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(c) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
		Rs. 1000 Nuts		Rs/Mt 
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	(Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	20,000-21,000		34,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.	19,000-22,000		33,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000		34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-20,000		32,000-35,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(08.08.2012)
Copra Edible		(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra		(Rs. /250 Kg)	32,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	28,000-30,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(09.08.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		20,054
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		18,154
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,750
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,655
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	25,082
Next Auction on 16/8/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		160 – 165 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		160 – 165 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012(Rs/Kg)		200.33 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012(Rs/Kg)		162.43
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		205,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (09/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		129,438
5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		25,000-30,000 T
6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	900 T
Superior			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000 T
7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,750-2,400 T
8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,200-1,500 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,700-2,750 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	4,000 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS	(07.08.2012)
District			Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam			1,250-2,000
Gampaha			– 
Matara			1,500-2,000
Kurunegala		1,500-3,000
Jaffna			-
12. COCONUT SHELL		(Rs./MT)		9,000-10,000 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		38,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 08%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		29,000-30,000 T

T – Traded             N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority