Coconut Products – Prices on 19.02.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 14.2.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						34,510 T
Average						30,705 T
Lowest						20,000 T
Nuts Offered					796,056
Nuts Traded					632,817

Next Auction on 21.02.2013 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on 12.2.2013
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husked					27,500 T
Average						27,269 T
Lowest – without husk					26,750 T
Nuts Offered					115,600
Nuts Traded					73,700 
Farm-Gate Balled Nuts Price Rs/per MT-			45,000

Next Auction on 05/03/2013 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.			25,000-28,000	44,000-47,000
Puttalam Dist.			25,000-29,000	45,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist.			26,000-27,000	45,000-47,000
Hambanthota Dist.			26,000		42,000-43,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(18.02.2013)
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)	34,000-36,000

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 21/02/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		215-218 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		215-218 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 11.02.2013	(Rs/Kg)		199.79 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 11.02.2013	(Rs/Kg)		188.90
4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		235,000-240,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (14/2/2013)		(Rs/Mt)		109,260
5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		40,000-42,000 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)		38,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 18%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		29,000-30,000 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority