Coconut Products – Prices on 12.03.2013

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 husk						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.				28,000-31,000	49,000-52,000
Puttalam Dist.				27,000-30,000	50,000-51,000
Gampaha Dist.				30,000		50,000-52,000
Hambanthota Dist.				28,000		49,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) 	(11.03.2013)
Copra Edible				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	40,000-42,000
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra			(Rs. /250 Kg)	38,000-40,000

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)		235 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		235 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)		255,000-265,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (7/3/2013)			(Rs/Mt)		105,821

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)	1,750-2,500 T
8. MIX FIBRE				(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000-1,300 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE			(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,250-3,250 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE			(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,750-4,500 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS	(12.03.2013)
					District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
					Puttalam		1,500-2,000
					Gampaha		1,500-2,250
					Matara		1,000-1,500
					Kurunegala	1,500-2,500
					Jaffna		-

12. COCONUT SHELL				(Rs./MT)		10,000-10,500 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL			(Rs/MT)		41,000-44,000 T
(Moisture 16%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		32,000-35,000 T

T – Traded        N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority