The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for the 2026 season. The MSP for Fair Average Quality of milling copra has been fixed at Rs.12,027 per quintal, and for ball copra at Rs.12,500 per quintal for the 2026 season. This reflects an increase of Rs.445 per quintal for milling copra and Rs.400 per quintal for ball copra compared to the previous season. Since the marketing season of 2014, the MSP for milling copra and ball copra has increased from Rs.5,250 and Rs.5,500 per quintal, respectively, registering a growth of 129% and 127%. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) will continue to act as Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) for copra procurement under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). The decision aligns with the Union Budget of 2018-19, which mandates that MSP for all mandated crops be fixed at levels of at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production. The release ID is 2202999, and the visitor panel number is 240951.
Key Entities Referenced
Minimum Support Price (MSP): The government-set price to protect copra producers.
Copra: The agricultural commodity whose MSP is being approved.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA): The committee that approved the MSP for copra.
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED): Central Nodal Agency for the procurement of copra.
National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF): Central Nodal Agency for the procurement of copra.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
Cabinet approves Minimum Support Price for
Copra for 2026 season
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 4:20PM by PIB Delhi
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has
given its approval for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for 2026 season. In order to provide
remunerative prices to the cultivators, Government had announced in the Union Budget of 2018-19, that
MSP of all the mandated crops will be fixed at levels of at least 1.5 times of all India weighted average
cost of production. The MSP for Fair Average Quality of milling copra has been fixed at Rs.12,027/- per
quintal and for ball copra at Rs.12,500/- per quintal for 2026 season.
The MSP for 2026 season is an increase of Rs.445/- per quintal for milling copra and Rs.400/- per quintal
for ball copra over the previous season. The Government has increased MSP for milling copra and ball
copra from Rs.5,250 per quintal and Rs.5,500 per quintal for the marketing season 2014 to Rs.12,027 per
quintal and Rs.12,500 per quintal for the marketing season 2026, registering a growth of 129 percent and
127 percent, respectively.
A higher MSP will not only ensure better remunerative returns to the coconut growers but also incentivize
farmers to expand copra production to meet the growing demand for coconut products both domestically
and internationally.
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and National Cooperative
Consumers’ Federation (NCCF) will continue to act as Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) for procurement
of copra under Price Support Scheme (PSS).
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