Coconut Products – Prices on 16.1.2013
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. 		24,000-26,000 	43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist. 		           26,000 	42,000-44,000
Hambanthota Dist. 		           26,000 	42,000-44,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (15.01.2013)
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) 34,000-35,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction) (10.01.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs) 			14,883
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			14,883
M.S. No. 1 Copra
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg) 			32,980
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg) 			32,822
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg) 			31,887
Next Auction on 17/01/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road,
Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT
Fine (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 			185-187 T
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 			186-187 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) 			230,000-235,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
(Oil World) (10/1/2013) (Rs/Mt) 			103,032
5. POONAC (Rs/Mt) 				36,000-38,000 T
6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs. /50 Kg) 		750 T
Superior (Rs. /50 Kg) 				950 T
7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs. /50 Kg) 		1,600-2,600 T
8. MIX FIBRE (Rs. /50 Kg) 			1,000-1,150 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs. /50 Kg) 		3,000-3,250 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs. /50 Kg) 		4,000-4,250 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS (16.01.2013)
District Rs/per 1,000 husks
Puttalam 					1,250-1,750
Gampaha 					1,500-2,500
Matara 					1,000-2,000
Kurunegala 				2,000-2,500
Jaffna -
12. COCONUT SHELL (Rs./MT) 			10,000-10,500 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/MT) 		38,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 18% - 20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 			28,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority