Coconut Products – Prices on 02.04.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 28.03.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest						31,600 T
Average						28,953 T
Lowest						24,000 T
Nuts Offered					1,104,682
Nuts Traded					466,725

Next Auction on 04.4.2013 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 (Husked Ex-Mill)
			(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.			25,000-27,000	51,000-52,000
Puttalam Dist.			28,000-30,000	48,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist.			27,000-32,000	50,000-53,000
Hambanthota Dist.			30,000		49,000-52,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) 	(01.04.2013)
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)	34,000-38,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)(28.03.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		17,643
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		17,643
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price			(Rs./250 Kg)	35,600
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	35,578
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price			(Rs./250 Kg)	35,132

Next Auction on 04/04/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		215-222 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)			(Rs/Kg)		215-222 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)		240,000-250,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (27/3/2013)		(Rs/Mt)		103,428

5. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		43,000-45,000 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)		42,000-43,000 T
(Moisture 16%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/MT)		30,000-33,000 T

T – Traded       N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority