Coconut farmers lose sleep as copra price goes from ₹14,500 to ₹7,000 per quintal in 8 months
Tiptur in Tumakuru district and Arsikere in Hassan district are the prime coconut markets in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Coconut growers in Karnataka are losing sleep over the continuous fall in copra prices. The prevailing price in the market, they claim, is insufficient even to meet the input cost. In November 2022, the…