Coconut farmers urge NAFED to procure copra
Coconut farmers in Thanjavur district are calling on NAFED to procure copra due to a significant drop in market prices. The price of copra has decreased from ₹250 per kg to ₹120 per kg over the past six months. Farmers are requesting the minimum support price set by the Union Ministry of Agriculture for the upcoming procurement season.
- ▪Coconut farmers in Thanjavur are urging NAFED to procure copra under the price support scheme.
- ▪The market price of copra has fallen from ₹250 per kg to ₹120 per kg in six months.
- ▪Farmers are asking for a minimum support price of ₹12,027 per quintal for milling copra and ₹12,500 per quintal for ball copra for the 2026 season.
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Coconut farmers in Thanjavur district have urged the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation to procure copra under price support scheme (PSS) procurement in view of the sharp fall in price in the open market.According to the East Coast Coconut Farmers’ Association, Peravurani, the market price of copra has nosedived from ₹250 per kg six months ago to ₹120 per kg now. Hence, NAFED must commence procurement of copra and offer the minimum support price of ₹12,027 per quintal for the Fair Average Quality milling copra and ₹12,500 per quintal for ball copra fixed by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the 2026 procurement season.The 2026 MSP is ₹445 increase per quintal for milling copra and ₹400-increase per quintal for ball copra compared to the previous…
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