Blame it on nut shortage, pure coconut oil makes way for blendedSecond quarter results of Marico showed a marginal increase in consolidated net profit.
21 Nov, 2017, 08.51 AM IST
Coconut production dips 5% because of deficient rains: SurveyIndustry experts said the drop in output may lead to an increase in the price of tender coconut and other coconut products in the coming mo...
08 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Rising coconut prices add to pain of ayurveda industryThe local population in Kerala and parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, who use coconut oil for cooking, are increasingly shifting to other c...
21 Aug, 2014, 11.39 AM IST
Coconut oil prices soar, consumers turn to use cheaper ones for cooking in KeralaUnprecedented rise in coconut oil price is causing a shift in the cooking habits in Kerala.
09 May, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Oil producers cut output as coconut prices climbCoconut oil prices used to hover in the range of Rs 70 to Rs 80 per litre last year. In other words, there has been a 100% jump in prices.
11 Mar, 2014, 01.25 AM IST
Coconut oil companies tiptoe around price revision as weak sales weighCoconut oil price reached Rs 109/litre, in the Kochi open market on Tuesday. Indications are that it will rise further as supplies are expe...
20 Nov, 2013, 06.40 AM IST
Why India should corporatise Kerala's coconutKerala, and India, hasn't really cracked the full potential of this hard nut. But as the world wakes up to this rehydrating, natural, energ...
26 Feb, 2012, 01.47 AM IST
- High demand to keep coconut oil at a high
Coconut production slipped in the country this season with a low output in the main producing region of Kerala.
13 Jun, 2011, 04.51 AM IST
- Coconut oil prices at a high on copra rally
With no let-up in coconut oil prices, branded coconut oil makers are desperately trying to hold on to their consumers.
17 Jan, 2011, 12.30 AM IST
In Kerala it's the price, not coconuts, that fallKerala govt offers mlns for harvesting coconuts without human climbing.
22 Dec, 2009, 06.09 PM IST
- Coconut's now cheaper than egg
Time was when an egg sold for Re 1 and a coconut commanded Rs 10 but that price equation has been turned on its head, with a coconut becomi...
03 Nov, 2009, 12.24 AM IST
- Coconut now sells cheaper than egg
Coconut prices have fallen so much that distressed growers wonder if it would be worth getting the nuts down.
30 Oct, 2009, 04.43 PM IST
- Coconut now sells cheaper than egg
Coconut prices have fallen so much that distressed growers wonder if it would be worth getting the nuts down.
30 Oct, 2009, 03.07 AM IST
- Excise duty upsets plan of coconut oil companies to cut prices
The newly introduced excise duty seems to have spoiled the plans of big companies Marico, Shalimar, KLF etc to cut retail prices of coconut...
17 Sep, 2009, 06.40 PM IST
- Govt fillip to coconut export; CDB now gets EPC status
Apart from opportunities to tap export market, this would enable manufacturing of value-added products even when prices spiral downwards.
18 Aug, 2009, 01.24 AM IST
- Branded players to cash in on low coconut oil prices
Companies like Marico and Shalimar are raising their procurement of copra to take advantage of the situation. The annual copra procurement ...
30 Jun, 2009, 06.57 PM IST
- Palm oil import banned via Kerala ports
To protect the interest of coconut growers in Kerala, the Centre has banned palm oil product imports through any ports of the state.
28 Dec, 2007, 01.31 AM IST