Higher MSP may see Kerala growers produce more natural rubber from April
February 22, 2021
Currently, as production costs exceed returns, growers are tapping their trees only once a week
Natural rubber growers in Kerala are expecting to tap more rubber from their trees beginning April 1 when a State government order for ₹170 a kg minimum support price (MSP) comes into effect.
Kerala accounts for 90 per cent of the total rubber production in the country.
Currently, a majority of farmers are keeping off from tapping due to prices hovering around ₹150 a kg, while the cost of production is about ₹175. As production costs exceed returns, growers are tapping their trees only once a week, according to grower community sources.
Rubber support price hike to benefit Kerala’s small and marginal farmers
January 15, 2021
The higher support price of rubber at ₹170 per kg will be effective from April 1 in Kerala - The Hindu
The higher support price of rubber at ₹170 per kg will be effective from April 1 in Kerala - The Hindu×
Kerala’s move to incentivise rubber growers by increasing the support price to ₹170 per kg from ₹150 in the State Budget for 2021-22 will provide some respite to small and marginal farmers, who are reeling under high cost of production, stakeholders said.
The majority of the 7-lakh rubber growers in Kerala, the largest producing State, fall under the small and marginal category. The higher support price will be effective from April 1.