Coimbatore: Prices Coconut And copra will remain stable till December, according to forecasts of experts Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU).
The forecast has dashed farmers’ hopes that the prices of coconut and copra will rise during the festive season.
according to forecast Tamil Nadu A kilogram of good quality coconut from the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS) will fetch Rs 13-14 while copra will fetch only Rs 77-80 per litre, from Irrigated Agriculture Modernization (TN-IAM) project-funded price forecasting scheme, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS). Kilogram.
The falling price of copra remains a matter of concern for the farmers. The central government has come to the rescue of the farmers and is procuring copra for Rs 105.90 per kg and ball copra at Rs 110 per kg through procurement centers.
Experts have analyzed last 15 years prices for coconut and copra that were prevalent in Avalpunthurai regulated market and Perundurai Co-operative Marketing Society in Erode district to arrive at the forecast.
Tamil Nadu produced 35.15 lakh tonnes of coconut in 2021-22 from an cultivable area of 4.44 lakh hectares. Coimbatore, TiruppurThanjavur, Dindigul and Kanyakumari are the major coconut producing districts.
Experts said that the festive season will increase the demand for coconut in the domestic market but the additional production in the state and other states in the current season will not increase the prices.
The price of copra was 100-102 kg in December last year and Rs 80-82 per kg in June-September 2022.
The forecast has dashed farmers’ hopes that the prices of coconut and copra will rise during the festive season.
according to forecast Tamil Nadu A kilogram of good quality coconut from the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS) will fetch Rs 13-14 while copra will fetch only Rs 77-80 per litre, from Irrigated Agriculture Modernization (TN-IAM) project-funded price forecasting scheme, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS). Kilogram.
The falling price of copra remains a matter of concern for the farmers. The central government has come to the rescue of the farmers and is procuring copra for Rs 105.90 per kg and ball copra at Rs 110 per kg through procurement centers.
Experts have analyzed last 15 years prices for coconut and copra that were prevalent in Avalpunthurai regulated market and Perundurai Co-operative Marketing Society in Erode district to arrive at the forecast.
Tamil Nadu produced 35.15 lakh tonnes of coconut in 2021-22 from an cultivable area of 4.44 lakh hectares. Coimbatore, TiruppurThanjavur, Dindigul and Kanyakumari are the major coconut producing districts.
Experts said that the festive season will increase the demand for coconut in the domestic market but the additional production in the state and other states in the current season will not increase the prices.
The price of copra was 100-102 kg in December last year and Rs 80-82 per kg in June-September 2022.