Cabinet approves copra MSP for 2026 season: ₹12,027 per quintal for milling copra, ₹12,500 for ball copra
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 12 December 2025 the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2026 season, fixing ₹12,027 per quintal for milling copra and ₹12,500 per quintal for ball copra.
Summary
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved on 12 December 2025 the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for the 2026 season. The copra MSP for Fair Average Quality milling copra is ₹12,027 per quintal, up ₹445, and for ball copra ₹12,500 per quintal, up ₹400 over the previous season. Since the 2014 marketing season, the MSP has risen 129% for milling copra and 127% for ball copra. NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) will continue as Central Nodal Agencies for copra procurement under the Price Support Scheme.
Key facts
- Date
- 12 December 2025
- Milling copra MSP
- ₹12,027 per quintal (+₹445)
- Ball copra MSP
- ₹12,500 per quintal (+₹400)
- Rise since 2014
- 129% (milling), 127% (ball)
- Nodal agencies
- NAFED and NCCF, under the Price Support Scheme
Practice MCQs 2 questions
What is the Minimum Support Price for milling copra for the 2026 season, approved on 12 December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹12,027 per quintal
PIB 2202999: MSP for FAQ milling copra is ₹12,027 per quintal and for ball copra ₹12,500 per quintal for the 2026 season.
Which agencies act as Central Nodal Agencies for procurement of copra under the Price Support Scheme?
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Correct answer: A — NAFED and NCCF
PIB 2202999: NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) will continue to act as Central Nodal Agencies for copra procurement under the PSS.