Coconut Products – Prices on 08.04.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 04.04.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest			34,100 T
Average			28,962 T
Lowest			20,750 T
Nuts Offered		1,531,518
Nuts Traded		917,161

Next Auction on 24.4.2013 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 		
	(Farm-gate unhusked) 	(Husked Ex-Mill)

Kurunegala Dist.	28,000		49,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	26,000-30,000	48,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.	29,000-30,000	47,000-50,000
Hambanthota Dist.	27,000		49,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) 	(08.04.2013)
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)	35,000-38,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)(04.04.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		19,566
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		19,566
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	36,500
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	36,355
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	34,886

Next Auction on 24/04/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		218-220 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		218-222 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)		250,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (27/3/2013)	(Rs/Mt)		103,426

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		42,000-50,000 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)		41,000-48,000 T
(Moisture 12%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		29,000-30,000 T

T – Traded      N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority