Coconut farmers in Coimbatore-Tiruppur belt are hopeful of remunerative prices for their produce during the festival season ahead.

Besides Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode in the Western region, the tree crop is extensively cultivated in Thanjavur, Dindigul, Theni and Kanniyakumari districts.

Based on an analysis of 25 years of price data of copra in the Anaimalai market, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has predicted the price of good quality copra to be around ₹145 to ₹150 per kg during October.

Inputs from trade sources were also utilised by TNAU’s Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) to predict the prices, factoring in the demand situation during the ensuing festival occasions.

The TNAU has offered to provide Marketing guidance through DEMIC, attached to the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (Phone: 0422-2431405, Mail id: tndemic@gmail.com).

On Tuesday (September 22, 2026), the price of coconut hovered between ₹4,800 and ₹5,000 per quintal. Price of milling copra, as per data of Coconut Development Board, ruled at ₹16,200 per quintal.

The price of good quality cotton during harvest is expected to be around ₹75-80 per kg, as per the pre-sowing price forecast by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore.

In Tamil Nadu, cultivation of cotton was expanded to 1.02 lakh hectares with a production of 3.80 lakh tonnes and the productivity of 350 kg per hectare during 2024-25.

The major cotton producing districts constitute Tiruvarur, Virudhunagar, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchi and Salem where Bt hybrids, Varalakshmi and Suvin varieties are raised.

The pre-forecast price for cotton arrived at by the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of TNAU was based on the analyses of prices that prevailed in Moolanur regulated market over the past 20 years, a TNAU press release said.

China, India, Brazil and the United States together account for about 74% of world cotton production. India ranks first globally in acreage and second in production and consumption, the release said.

Citing trade sources, it said the price may change based on the performance of the southwest monsoon characterised by El Nino and the extent of arrivals from other cotton growing States: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

For marketing information details, contact Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore – 641003. Ph: 0422-2431405, Mail id: tndemic@gmail.com.