Coconut Products – Prices on 19.03.2013
 
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 14.03.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest						36,610 T
Average						31,468 T
Lowest						24,500 T
Nuts Offered					647,576
Nuts Traded					346,627

Next Auction on 21.3.2013 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 (Husked Ex-Mill)
			(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.			27,900-30,000	49,000-51,000
Puttalam Dist.			26,000-30,000	50,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist.			28,000-30,000	50,000-53,000
Hambanthota Dist.			29,000		50,000-52,000

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)(14.03.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		12,556
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		12,556
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	39,000
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	38,596
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	38,500

Next Auction on 21/03/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		225-230 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		225-230 T
Philippines FOB (APCC)11.03.2013	(Rs/Kg)		222.69 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 11.03.2013	(Rs/Kg)		190.07

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		250,000-260,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (14/3/2013)		(Rs/Mt)		104,312

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		38,000-45,000 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)		41,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 18%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		34,000-35,000 T

T – Traded     N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority