Coconut Products – Prices on 11.1.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 10.01.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		28,910 T
Average		26,463 T
Lowest		21,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,360,647
Nuts Traded	857,998

Next Auction on 17.1.2013 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (8.1.2013)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husked	28,250 T
Average		27,009 T
Lowest – without husk	26,500 T
Nuts Offered	97,400
Nuts Traded	74,400 
Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs/per MT-43,750

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.	24,000-26,000	42,000-44,000
Puttalam Dist.	24,000-25,500	43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist.	25,000-26,000	42,000-44,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000-26,000	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)	17,963
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)	186-187 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)	186-187 N
Philippines FOB (APCC)	06.11.2012	
		(Rs/Kg)	197.76 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 	06.11.2013	
		(Rs/Kg)	158.21
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	235,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (03/1/2013)	(Rs/Mt)	107,360

5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	36,000-39,000 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)	38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 12% - 20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/MT)	26,000-28,000 T

T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority