Prafulla K. Das2014-07-172014-07-172007-02Journal of Plantation Crops 20(Suppl.) 1992 (PLACROSYM IX, Bangalore (5-7 December, 1990)) p-373-378http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4211The major causes of price instability in coconut products namely nuts, copra and coconut oil have been identified In this study. The growth rates in production and prices of these products for the eighties have also bun estimated. While the compound growth rate (CGR) for coconut producton in the last decade was 2.43 per cent per annum for Kerala, It was 4.09 per cent for the whole of India. The CCRs tor the wholesale prices of coconut products were between 7.61 and 8.42 per cent during the same period. This study however Indicates that compared to the prices of rica. dal, sugar and tea, coconut prices have not shown any appreciable Increase in the last five years. Furthermore, labour wages in agricultural sector has been rising more than proportionately In these years. The coconut farmer Is, therefore, at a disadvantage as his product Is not able to maintain with the other goods and services which he needs most. Attempts have been made In this study to predict the prices of copra with the help of coconut oil prices ; and the prices of coconut with the help of the prices of either copra or coconut oil. The prediction models were found to have good fit with the value of r1 ranging between 0.83 end 0.99.enArticle