| TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY | ||
No. 106] CHENNAI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 Maasi 11, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2057
Part II—Section 1
Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE - FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) – PROCUREMENT OF COPRA UNDER PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME FOR THE YEAR 2026 THROUGH NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION OF INDIA (NAFED)– PRODUCTION, SOWING AREA, AVERAGE YIELD, PEAK ARRIVAL / HARVESTING PERIOD.
[G.O. Ms. No. 43, Agriculture - farmers welfare (H2), 23rd February 2026,
மாசி 11, விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2057.]
No. II(1)/AGFW/94(u)/2026.
| Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Coconut in the State of Tamil Nadu | A remunerative and stable price environment for Coconut growers / farmers is very important for increasing Coconut production and productivity. The market price for Copra many times tends to be unstable and volatile resulting in undue losses to the growers / farmers as well as discourages adoption of the modern technology and required inputs. The Government's price policy for agricultural commodities seeks to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost of intermediation. The price policy also seeks to evolve a balanced and integrated price structure in the overall perspective of the needs of the economy. Towards this end, the Government announces Minimum Support Price (MSP) for major agricultural commodities each year in both the Crop seasons after taking into account the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). |
| In the scheme for the procurement of Copra in the year of 2026, as per the guidelines of Government of India (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Coconut in Tamil Nadu is required as a part of the proposal. Therefore, the Government of Tamil Nadu is willing to implement the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and its operation in Tamil Nadu and accordingly declare the following details: |
NOTIFICATION FOR PROCUREMENT OF
COPRA IN TAMIL NADU FOR COPRA SEASON 2026
| 1 | Crop | : | Coconut |
| 2 | Commodity to be notified | : | Copra |
| 3 | Crop Calendar year | : | Throughout the year |
| 4 | Harvesting period | : | Throughout the year |
| 5 | Commencement of Arrival | : | Second week of February |
| 6 | Peak arrival period | : | March to August |
| 7 | Details of Coconut and Copra production | ||
| (a) | Coconut area | : | 4.885 lakh Hectare (Season and Crop Report 2023-24) |
| (b) | Coconut production | : | 71,460 lakh nuts |
| (c) | Average yield per Hectare | : | 13,183 nuts per ha |
| (d) | Copra production | : | 3,48,903.45 Metric Tonne |
| (e) | Expected quantity of Procurement under Price Support Scheme (25%) | : | 87,226 Metric Tonne a. Milling Copra - 87,000 Metric Tonne b. Ball Copra - 226 Metric Tonne |
| (f) | Major Coconut Growing districts | : | Coimbatore, Thiruppur, Thanjavur, Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Theni, Erode, Krishnagiri, Salem, Tenkasi, Pudukottai, Thirupathur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Sivagangai, Vellore, Ramanathapuram, Karur, Thoothukudi, Dharmapuri, Thiruvarur, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai. |
V. DAKSHINAMOORTHY,