Coconut Products – Prices on 20.02.2013
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. 				25,000-27,000 44,000-47,000
Puttalam Dist. 				25,000-27,000 45,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist. 				26,000-29,000 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)
					216-218 N
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg)
					216-217 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) 		650 T
Superior (Rs. /50 Kg) 				900 T
7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs. /50 Kg) 		1,400-2,500 T
8. MIX FIBRE (Rs. /50 Kg) 1,100 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs. /50 Kg) 		3,000-3,500 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs. /50 Kg) 		4,000-4,500 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS (20.02.2013)
District Rs/per 1,000 husks
Puttalam 					1,000-2,000
Gampaha 					2,000-2,250
Matara 					1,500
Kurunegala 				2,000
Jaffna -
12. COCONUT SHELL (Rs./MT) 			10,000-10,500 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/MT) 		38,000-40,000 T
(Moisture 18%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 			29,000-30,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority