The
Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University has forecast the price of coconut during December-January to be
around Rs. 16 a nut and that of copra between Rs. 75 and Rs. 82 a kg.
The
forecast has been made based on the study of coconut at Pollachi market and
copra at Avalpoondurai and other markets in Coimbatore and Erode.
Price
of coconut will be lower in other markets compared to Pollachi, which always
leads because of its superior quality nuts.
Kerala
and Tamil Nadu markets are facing acute shortage of copra due to lesser
arrivals from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Copra price rose to
Rs. 83 a kg in Kerala and Rs. 80 in Tamil Nadu.
Production
of coconut is expected to be less this season and as a result, prices are
likely to show an upward trend.
At
present, it is Rs. 24,000 a tonne in Pollachi market, i.e., approximately Rs.
15 a nut (nut weighing 700 gm) and price for average size weighing 400 – 500 gm
is Rs. 12 – Rs. 13 a nut.
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