Coconut Products – Prices on 08.02.2013
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on
7.2.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest 				34,100 T
Average 				28,061 T
Lowest 				22,000 T
Nuts Offered 			1,228,049
Nuts Traded 			952,206
Next Auction on 14.02.2013 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. 			24,000-25,500 43,000-44,000
Puttalam Dist. 			23,000-26,000 43,000-44,000
Gampaha Dist. 			25,000-26,000 44,000-45,000
Hambanthota Dist. 			25,000 42,000-43,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (08.02.2013)
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) 33,000-35,000
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 14/02/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road,
Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT
Fine (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 		210 – 213 T
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg)		212 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) 		230,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
(Oil World) (31/1/2013) (Rs/Mt) 		111,836
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) 	1,600-2,800 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 18%)
14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 28,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority