Coconut Products – Prices on 28.01.2013

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		30,000 T
Average		28,093 T
Lowest		23,000 T
Nuts Offered	936,657
Nuts Traded	636,951

Next Auction on 31.1.2013 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 12/02/2013 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.	25,000-26,000	43,000-45,000
Puttalam Dist.	24,000-25,000	43,000-46,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000-26,000	44,000-45,000
Hambanthota Dist.	25,000		43,000-44,000
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)	(24.01.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		32,450
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		32,450
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	32,100
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	29,500

Next Auction on 31/01/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		190 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		190 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)		230,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (24/1/2013)	(Rs/Mt)		107,772


5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		38,000-40,000 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 T
(Moisture 14% - 18%)

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

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority