Coconut Products – Prices on 21.01.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 17.01.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		30,210 T
Average		26,038 T
Lowest		18,750 T
Nuts Offered	945,315
Nuts Traded	594,070

Next Auction on 24.1.2013 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 22/01/2013 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
	
		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt 		
	(Farm-gate unhusked) 	(Husked Ex-Mill)

Kurunegala Dist.	26,000-27,000	43,000-45,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000-29,000	43,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-27,000	44,000-45,000
Hambanthota Dist.	26,000-26,500	42,000-44,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(21.01.2013)
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)	34,000-36,000

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 24/01/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		188-190 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		188-190 T
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) (17/1/2013) (Rs/Mt)	103,874


5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		38,000-39,000 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)		38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 18% - 20%)

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

T – Traded     N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority