Coconut Products – Prices on 25.03.2013

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.				28,000-30,000	51,000-52,000
Puttalam Dist.				27,000-29,000	48,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist.				29,000-30,000	50,000-53,000
Hambanthota Dist.				29,000-30,000	49,000-53,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) 	(25.03.2013)
Copra Edible				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra				(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra			(Rs. /250 Kg)	39,000-41,000

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)		225-230 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)				(Rs/Kg)		225-230 N
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)		245,000-255,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (21/3/2013)			(Rs/Mt)		102,488

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)		43,000-45,000 T
(Moisture 18%-20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS				(Rs/MT)		30,000 T

T – Traded       N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority