Coconut Products – Prices on 8.1.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 03.01.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							30,010 T
Average							26,664 T
Lowest							22,500 T
Nuts Offered						1,624,243
Nuts Traded						1,044,565

Next Auction on 10.1.2013 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.				24,000-25,000	42,000-44,000
Puttalam Dist.				23,000-25,000	40,000-42,000
Gampaha Dist.				24,000-26,000	42,000-43,000
Hambanthota Dist.				26,000		38,000-44,000

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)	33,000-34,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(03.01.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		17,363
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		17,963
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price				(Rs./250 Kg)	31,960
Simple avg. price				(Rs./250 Kg)	31,817
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price				(Rs./250 Kg)	31,369

Next Auction on 10/01/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		187 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		187 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)		228,000-230,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (03/1/2012)			(Rs/Mt)		107,360

5. POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		36,000-40,000 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)		38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 12% - 20%)

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

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority