Coconut Products – Prices on 20.03.2013
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
(19.03.2013)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest with husk 				29,500 T
Average 					28,555 T
Lowest – without husk 			28,500 T
Nuts Offered 				32,800
Nuts Traded 				32,800
Next Auction on 09/04/2013 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. 				25,000-30,000 49,000-51,000
Puttalam Dist. 				26,000-28,500 50,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist. 				29,000-30,000 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) 			220-225 T
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 			220-225 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) 			250,000-255,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
(Oil World) (14/3/2013)
(Rs/Mt) 					104,312
5. POONAC (Rs/Mt) 				40,000-45,000 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