Coconut Products – Prices on 28.05.2013
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on
22.05.2013
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)
Highest 				36,610 T
Average 				28,786 T
Lowest 				18,500 T
Nuts Offered 			1,424,652
Nuts Traded 			961,396
Next Auction on 30.5.2013 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. 			27,000 48,000-50,000
Puttalam Dist. 			26,000-30,000 48,000-50,000
Gampaha Dist. 			27,000-28,000 49,000-50,000
Hambanthota Dist. 			32,000 45,000-46,000
2. COPRA – (Locally Traded) (27.05.2013)
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) 35,000-37,500
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) 		225-227 N
Medium (Sri Lanka) (Rs/Kg) 		225-230 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 23.05.2013 (Rs/Kg) 	227.99
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 23.05.2013 (Rs/Kg) 	199.09
4. COCONUT OIL
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt) 		235,000-245,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
(Oil World) (23/5/2013) (Rs/Mt) 107,411
5. POONAC (Rs/Mt) 			45,000-50,000 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) 	41,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 20%)
14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 		38,000-40,000 T
T – Traded N- Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority