Coconut Products – Prices on 04.03.2013

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		445,600
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.	27,000-28,000	44,000-49,000
Puttalam Dist.	24,000-27,000	45,000-47,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,000-30,000	45,000-48,000
Hambanthota Dist.	28,000		42,000-43,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(04.03.2013)
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)	37,000-38,000

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)		218-220 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) (28/2/2013)	(Rs/Mt)		107,112

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)		40,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 12%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		30,000-32,000 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority