Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Campco Ensures Stable Arecanut Prices Amid Market Volatility
Campco is a cooperative that helps farmers with arecanut, a type of plant.
Over the past five years, they have made sure that the price of arecanut stays fair and stable, even when the market was unstable.
The price of different types of arecanut has gone up.
For example, the price of new white arecanut went from ₹240-320 per kg in 2020 to ₹360-485 per kg in 2025.
Campco's total sales have also increased a lot, from ₹2,134.15 crore in 2020-21 to ₹3,631 crore in 2024-25.
They have also worked on solving problems like diseases in arecanut plants and changing import rules to help farmers.
Campco is also starting new digital projects to help farmers, like a mobile app that will give them real-time price information and expert advice.
Campco ensured stable and remunerative prices for arecanut despite market volatility from 2020 to 2025.
Prices of new and old white arecanut and red arecanut increased significantly over the five-year period.
Campco's turnover grew by around 70% from ₹2,134.15 crore in 2020-21 to ₹3,631 crore in 2024-25.
The cooperative collaborated with institutions and scientists to address diseases in arecanut plantations.
Campco's intervention led to a revision in the import policy of roasted arecanut, raising the minimum import price to ₹351 per kg.
- Who
- Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd
- What
- Ensured stable and remunerative prices for arecanut, increased turnover, and implemented digital initiatives
- When
- From 2020 to 2025
- Where
- Mangaluru, Karnataka, and other coastal regions in Karnataka and Kerala
- Why
- To support growers, combat market volatility, and enhance cooperative operations
- Price of new white arecanut (2020)
- ₹240-320 per kg
- Price of new white arecanut (2025)
- ₹360-485 per kg
- Price of old white arecanut (2020)
- ₹320-380 per kg
- Price of old white arecanut (2025)
- ₹360-525 per kg
- Price of red arecanut (2020)
- ₹350-398 per kg
- Price of red arecanut (2025)
- ₹545-585 per kg
- Campco's turnover (2020-21)
- ₹2,134.15 crore
- Campco's turnover (2024-25)
- ₹3,631 crore
- Campco's profit (last 5 years)
- ₹210 crore
- Minimum import price of arecanut (revised)
- ₹351 per kg
- Land acquisition cost
- ₹40 crore
- Investment in construction
- ₹17 crore