Coconut Products – Prices on 13.03.2013

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.		28,000-29,500		49,000-51,000
Puttalam Dist.		27,000-31,000		50,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist.		30,000-32,000		50,000-53,000
Hambanthota Dist.		28,000-28,500		49,000-50,000

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)			230-235 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)		44,000-45,000 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)		40,000-44,000 T
(Moisture 16%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		32,000-35,000 T
T – Traded	
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority