Cherupuzha ∙ Farmers are in crisis as the price of green coconut has fallen sharply. Earlier, a kilogram of green coconut was fetching up to Rs 72 in the public market, but now it has come down to Rs 45. The reason for the fall in price is said to be increased production and more coconuts arriving from Tamil Nadu. Kerafed is procuring green coconut at Rs 57 per kilogram. When Kerafed started procuring green coconut in Cherupuzha, it was fetching up to Rs 78 per kilogram. Kerafed is procuring coconut at a rate of Rs 5 more than the public market. If there is no price increase, it will fetch only Rs 50 per kilogram at the procurement center from tomorrow. Kerafed will revise the price on Tuesdays. Kerafed's reduction in price according to the public market price is a setback for farmers. Coconuts fetched up to Rs 78 per kilogram when production decreased during the monsoon. Although production should have increased in Kerala with the onset of summer, the weather has been a setback. In addition, the farmers are left with nothing if they pay the cost of transporting and packing the coconuts. Although the price of coconuts is falling, the price of coconut oil is not falling proportionately. It is priced at Rs. 260 per liter in most places.