CCEA fixes copra MSP for 2025 season: ₹11,582 per quintal for milling copra, ₹12,100 for ball copra
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2025 season on 20 December 2024.
Summary
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for the 2025 season on 20 December 2024. The MSP for Fair Average Quality milling copra has been fixed at ₹11,582 per quintal and for ball copra at ₹12,100 per quintal, in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 principle of fixing MSP at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production. Compared with the 2014 marketing season (₹5,250 and ₹5,500 per quintal), the MSPs have risen by 121% and 120% respectively. NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) will continue as Central Nodal Agencies for procurement of copra and de-husked coconut under the Price Support Scheme.
Key facts
- Approved by
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, 20 December 2024
- Milling copra (FAQ)
- ₹11,582 per quintal
- Ball copra
- ₹12,100 per quintal
- Principle
- At least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production (Budget 2018-19)
- Rise since 2014
- Milling 121% (from ₹5,250); ball 120% (from ₹5,500)
- Central Nodal Agencies
- NAFED and NCCF, under the Price Support Scheme
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What MSP has been fixed for Fair Average Quality milling copra for the 2025 season?
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Correct answer: A — ₹11,582 per quintal
PIB (Cabinet): the MSP for Fair Average Quality milling copra has been fixed at ₹11,582 per quintal and for ball copra at ₹12,100 per quintal for the 2025 season.
What MSP has been fixed for ball copra for the 2025 season?
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Correct answer: C — ₹12,100 per quintal
PIB (Cabinet): the MSP for ball copra has been fixed at ₹12,100 per quintal for the 2025 season, up 120% from ₹5,500 in 2014.
Which agencies act as Central Nodal Agencies for procurement of copra and de-husked coconut under the Price Support Scheme?
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Correct answer: D — NAFED and NCCF
PIB (Cabinet): NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) will continue to act as Central Nodal Agencies for procurement of copra and de-husked coconut under the Price Support Scheme.