Coconut Products – Prices on 10.04.2013

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 (09.04.2013)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husk		27,250 T

Average			26,289 T

Lowest – without husk	26,000 T

Nuts Offered		51,300
Nuts Traded		43,300 

Next Auction on 30/04/2013 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.	26,000-27,000		49,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	25,000-29,000		48,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,000-29,000		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)	220 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)	                                                (Rs/Kg)	220-222 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)			240,000-245,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (27/3/2013)(Rs/Mt)			103,426

5. POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			43,000 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 20%)

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

T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority