Coconut Products – Prices on 31.01.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 31.01.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest			31,700 T
Average			28,260 T
Lowest			22,000 T
Nuts Offered		935,235
Nuts Traded		772,303

Next Auction on 7.2.2013 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 (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.	23,000-25,000	43,000-44,000
Puttalam Dist.	23,000-25,000	43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist.	24,000-25,000	44,000-45,000
Hambanthota Dist.	24,000-25,000	42,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(30.01.2013)
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)	32,000-34,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(21.01.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		10,450
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		10,450
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	32,770
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	32,434
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	30,776

Next Auction on 07/02/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		198-200 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		198-200 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)		225,000-240,000 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)		38,000-38,500 T
(Moisture 18%)
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,000 T
                     
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority