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Consumers hit hard by rising coconut prices

H.D.A.ARAVINKARAA (NANTHAR)

RAMANATHAPURAM: Though the coconut farmers across the State seem to be happy over the high prices for their produce, the consumers are hit hard by the rising prices of tender coconut, coconut and copra during the last two months.

Though the districts in the proximity of Western Ghats such as Coimbatore, Dindigul top the list in coconut production, Ramanathapuram district also contributes to nearly one tenth of it. Coconut is being cultivated on around 25,000 acres.