Coconut Products – Prices on 21.03.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 21.03.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest			36,020 T
Average			31,392 T
Lowest			24,000 T
Nuts Offered		1,343,122
Nuts Traded		825,342
Next Auction on 28.3.2013 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.		27,500-30,000		49,000-51,000
Puttalam Dist.		29,000-32,500		50,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist.		27,500-30,000		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)(21.03.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			19,277
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			19,277
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)		36,910
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)		36,755
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)		35,752
Next Auction on 28/03/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)			220-230 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)			220-230 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)			250,000-255,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (14/3/2013)	(Rs/Mt)			104,312
5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)			42,000-48,000 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 18%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)			30,000 T
T – Traded          N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority