Coconut Products - Prices on 25.01.2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction
(19.01.2012)

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

Highest				24,750 T
Average				22,197 T
Lowest				20,100 T
Nuts Offered			1,431,322
Nuts Traded			704,596

Next Auction on 26/01/2012 at 10.00 am at CDA Marketing Division office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction (24/01/2012)

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

Highest-unhusked			25,000 T	
Average				22,878 T
Lowest-husked			21,500 T
Nuts Offered			152,150
Nuts Traded			39,900

Next Auction on 07/02/2012 at 10.00 am at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

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

Kurunegala Dist.		20,000-23,000	30,000-35,000
Puttalam Dist.		22,000-24,000	34,000-36,000
Gampaha Dist.		22,000		34,000
Hambantota Dist.		20,000		30,000

2. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(23.01.2012)				
	
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)	29,000-30,000


COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(19.01.2012)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)         	10,549
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		10,549
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)		30,300
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.2 & 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)  		29,137
 
Next Aucton on 26/01/2012 at 11.30 am at CDA Marketing Division office 11,
Duke Street, Colombo 1


3. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine - Sri Lanka	(Rs/Kg)	 		160-165 N	
Medium - Sri Lanka 	(Rs/Kg)	 		160-165 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 16.01.2012	(Rs/Kg)	 294.51
Indonesia   FOB (APCC) 16.01.2012	(Rs/Kg)	 200.51

4. COCONUT OIL 
			
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			190,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)  (19.01.2012)	(Rs/Mt)	160,678	  (Oil World)  

5.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			28,000-30,000 N

6.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		950 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)				1,150 T

7.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,700-2,000 T

8.MIX FIBRE	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,150-1,500 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500-3,250 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		3,750-4,250 T

11.COCONUT HUSKS		(17/01/2012)
District		Rs./Per 1000 husks
Puttalam					2,000 - 4,000
Gampaha					3,000 - 3,500
Matara					1,750 - 2,500
Kurunegala				2,750 - 3,500
Jaffna					2,500 - 3,000

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

13.COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		54,000-56,000 T	

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)			28,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority