Coconut Products – Prices on 01.02.2013

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.	23,000-26,000	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	42,000-43,000

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)	(31.01.2013)
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)	200 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	(Rs/Kg)	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)	230,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (24/1/2013)	(Rs/Mt)	107,772

5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	36,000-40,000 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)	38,000-40,500 T
(Moisture 18%)

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


T – Traded  
N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority