Coconut Products – Prices on 20.05.2013

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 16.05.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		35,500 T
Average		29,651 T
Lowest		17,500 T
Nuts Offered	1,145,386
Nuts Traded	672,749

Next Auction on 22.5.2013 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (30.4.2013)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husked	29,250 T
Average		26,943 T
Lowest – without husk	25,750 T
Nuts Offered	38,500
Nuts Traded	38,500 

Next Auction on 11/06/2013 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(e) Locally Traded (Whole sale)
	
		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
Kurunegala Dist.	26,000-27,500	48,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist.	26,000-29,500	48,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist.	28,000		49,000-50,000
Hambanthota Dist.	33,000		45,000-46,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(20.05.2013)
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)	34,000-37,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(16.05.2013)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		16,852
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		16,852
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	37,320
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	37,285
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	36,535

Next Auction on 23/05/2013, 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.			

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		222 T
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		225 T
Philippines FOB (APCC) 22.04.2013 (Rs/Kg)		221.72 
Indonesia FOB (APCC)  22.04.2013 (Rs/Kg)		192.96

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		245,000-250,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 
(Oil World) (8/5/2013)	(Rs/Mt)		105,231

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		47,000-48,000 T

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	700 T
Superior			(Rs. /50 Kg)	950 T

7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,500-2,250 T

8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000-1,250 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,200-3,250 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	3,750-4,250 T

11. COCONUT HUSKS	(06.05.2013)
District		Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam		1,500-2,000
Gampaha		2,000-2,500
Matara		-
Kurunegala	1,500-2,500
Jaffna		-

12. COCONUT SHELL		(Rs./MT)		10,000-10,500 T
13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		41,000-46,000 T
(Moisture 12%-20%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		32,000-38,000 T
T – Traded
N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority