Coconut Products – Prices on 29.04.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 24.04.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest			35,020 T
Average			29,379 T
Lowest			21,500 T
Nuts Offered		2,052,082
Nuts Traded		1,286,949
Next Auction on 2.5.2013 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 			
		(Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	26,000-28,000	48,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	26,000-27,000	48,000-52,000
Gampaha Dist.	26,000-27,000	49,000-50,000
Hambanthota Dist.	32,000	52,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) 	(22.04.2013)
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)	32,000-35,000
COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)(24.04.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		24,748
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		24,748
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	36,600
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	35,000
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	34,425
Next Auction on 02/05/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			
3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		225 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		225 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)		240,000-245,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (25/4/2013)	(Rs/Mt)		100,160

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		44,000-48,000 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)		41,000-48,000 T
(Moisture 20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		-

T – Traded       N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority