Coconut Products – Prices on 08.03.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 07.03.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest							37,500 T
Average							32,767 T
Lowest							26,000 T
Nuts Offered						1,051,115
Nuts Traded						810,963

Next Auction on 14.3.2013 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (05.03.2013)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husked						30,500 T
Average							30,152 T
Lowest – without husk						28,500 T
Nuts Offered						65,950
Nuts Traded						65,950 

Next Auction on 19/03/2013 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.				28,000-30,000	49,000-52,000
Puttalam Dist.				27,000-30,000	49,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.				29,000-30,000	50,000-52,000
Hambanthota Dist.				28,000		49,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) 	(07.03.2013)
Copra Edible				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	39,000-40,000
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 14/03/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		225-230 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		225-230 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)		255,000-260,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (28/2/2013)			(Rs/Mt)		107,112
5. POONAC 				(Rs/Mt)		42,000-45,000 N
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)	4,250-4,500 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)		41,000-41,500 T
(Moisture 18%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		32,000-34,000 T

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority