CAMPCO ensured remunerative, stable prices for arecanut growers, says its outgoing president Kishore Kumar Kodgi

Stating that Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd. (CAMPCO), Mangaluru, ensured remunerative and unchangeable prices for arecanut adjacent successful volatile markets, its outgoing president Kishore Kumar Kodgi said present connected November 29 that prices of ‘chali’(white arecanut) jumped by astir 50 per cent successful six years.

Addressing the press, Mr. Kodgi said that prices of ‘hosa adike’ (new stocks) went up from ₹240-320 per k.g. successful 2020 to ₹360-485 per k.g. successful 2025, which is simply a 50 to 51.56 per cent hike.

He said prices of ‘chol’(one-year-old stock) arecanut jumped from ₹320-380 per k.g. to ₹360-525 per k.g. during the aforesaid period, which is simply a 12.5 to 38.16 per cent increase.

Mr. Kodgi said that prices of ‘kempu adike’ (red assortment of arecanut) went up from ₹350-398 per k.g. to ₹545-585 per k.g. (55.71 to 46.98 per cent jump) successful six years.

All these rates are the ones CAMPCO offered to its husbandman members portion purchasing arecanut from them.

Referring to the fiscal show of the multi-State cooperative of Karnataka and Kerala, Mr. Kodgi said that the cooperative’s turnover, which stood astatine ₹2,134 crore successful 2020-21, went up to ₹3,631.91 crore successful 2024-25. This is simply a 70.19 per cent hike.

“From the grassroots to the highest levels of Union and State governments, the CAMPCO Board of Management has near nary chromatic unturned successful championing the origin of farmers,” helium said.

Despite marketplace volatility caused by amerciable imports and GST-evading backstage traders, CAMPCO stood firmly with growers done each challenge, the outgoing president said.

He said arecanut has been classified arsenic carcinogenic, creating wide interest among growers and stakeholders. CAMPCO has been proactively moving to situation this classification.

“We are compiling technological probe papers, engaging with experts, and preparing evidence-backed submissions to show that arecanut, successful its earthy form, is non-carcinogenic,” Mr. Kodgi said.

He added that the planetary agencies person responded, asking for technological information supporting the non-carcinogenic quality of arecanut. This is indispensable for initiating a ceremonial review.

Mr. Kodgi said that CAMPCO has sought the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) designation for a moisture contented level of 11 ± 0.5 per cent arsenic harmless for the retention and selling of dried arecanut, arsenic against the presently permitted 7 per cent, which is scientifically unsuitable for earthy arecanut.

“Following our representation, the FSSAI has conducted online consultations with CAMPCO and different stakeholders to analyse this contented successful detail,” helium said.

The different outgoing Board of Directors of the cooperative were present.

The caller Board of Directors person been elected, portion the president and vice-president of CAMPCO volition beryllium elected connected December 2.