S.R. Satishchandra, president of CAMPCO, speaking at a press conference in Mangaluru on Thursday.
| Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH
The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Ltd. (CAMPCO), which posted ₹47.35 crore profit after tax during 2025-26, will recommend a 14% dividend to its farmer members at the 52nd annual general meeting (AGM) of the cooperative scheduled in Mangaluru on September 12, president S.R. Satishchandra said here on Thursday.
Addressing presspersons, he said that the AGM will decide on the dividend to be given. He said the cooperative recorded a total business turnover of ₹3,735 crore in the last fiscal despite volatility in the arecanut market and challenging conditions in the cocoa sector.
“The performance was supported by sustained procurement and marketing operations, farmer-oriented initiatives, business diversification, digital transformation and investments in infrastructure and value addition,” the president said.
Arecanut continues to be the backbone of CAMPCO and its core business activity. During 2025-26, it procured 58,742.76 tonnes of arecanut valued at ₹2,924.32 crore, comprising 24,052.07 tonnes of red arecanut and 34,690.69 tonnes of white arecanut.
The co-operative sold 59,088.64 tonnes of arecanut valued at ₹2,985.19 crore, comprising 22,914.53 tonnes of red and 36,174.11 tonnes of white arecanut.
“Through its extensive procurement and marketing network, CAMPCO continued to provide growers with a dependable marketing platform, support market stability and facilitate better value realisation,” Mr. Satishchandra said.
Cocoa business
The chocolate factory of the cooperative recorded 12,606.40 tonnes of production, while cocoa and chocolate products recorded sales of ₹488.65 crore, including exports. The premium CAMPCO chocolate range is now available at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.
“A new refiner has been installed at the chocolate factory, and procurement of an additional cocoa butter press is in progress, at a total project cost of ₹12 crore,” he said.
As part of the capacity enhancement, the cocoa butter press facility has been facilitated with 18 pots increasing the cocoa Mass processing capacity by additional 15 tonnes a day for our butter requirement, he said.
Published – September 10, 2026 07:04 pm IST
