Coconut Products – Prices on 01.03.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 28.02.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							34,110 T
Average							31,499 T
Lowest							20,000 T
Nuts Offered						988,350
Nuts Traded						756,185

Next Auction on 7.3.2013 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (12.02.2013)
(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 5/03/2013 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.				27,000-31,000	44,000-49,000
Puttalam Dist.				26,000-28,000	45,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist.				27,000-29,000	45,000-48,000
Hambanthota Dist.				28,000		42,000-43,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(27.02.2013)
Copra Edible				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	38,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra			(Rs. /250 Kg)	36,000-37,500

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(21.02.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered			(Kgs)		17,159
Quantity of Copra Sold			(Kgs)		17,159
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	33,050
Simple avg. price				(Rs./250 Kg)	33,030
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	31,953

Next Auction on 07/03/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		218-220 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		215-220 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)		240,000-250,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (Oil World) (21/2/2013)	(Rs/Mt)		107,965

5. POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		42,000-45,000 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)		40,000-41,000 T
(Moisture 20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		30,000-32,000 T

                          T – Traded	N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority