Coconut Products – Prices on 02.01.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 20.12.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest				28,000 T
Average				25,335 T
Lowest				22,000 T
Nuts Offered			1,199,099
Nuts Traded			778,639

Next Auction on 3.1.2013 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (28.11.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husked			30,000 T
Average				29,040 T
Lowest – without husk			28,500 T
Nuts Offered			50,500
Nuts Traded			50,500 

Next Auction on 08/01/2013 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.	23,000-24,000	40,000-42,000
Puttalam Dist.	23,000-25,000	40,000-42,000
Gampaha Dist.	23,500-24,000	42,000-43,000
Hambanthota Dist.	26,000		38,000-40,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(02.01.2013)
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)		33,000-34,500

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(13.12.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			25,473
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			25,473
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)			30,550
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			30,454
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)			29,698

Next Auction on 03/01/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)				180 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)				180-183 N
Philippines FOB (APCC)	06.11.2012	(Rs/Kg)	197.76 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 	06.11.2012	(Rs/Kg)	158.21

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)				225,000-235,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (13/12/2012)	(Rs/Mt)			102,742

5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)				38,000-39,000 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)			1,900-2,700 T
8. MIX FIBRE	(Rs. /50 Kg)			1,200-1,550 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)		2,250-3,100 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)		3,750-4,600 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(10.12.2012)
District	Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam						1,500-2,000
Gampaha						1,500-2,000
Matara						1,500
Kurunegala					1,500-2,500
Jaffna						-

12. COCONUT SHELL	(Rs./MT)				10,000-10,500 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)			37,500-38,000 T
(Moisture 18% - 20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)				27,000-28,000 N

	T – Traded               N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority