KITE Agro publishes the Areca market price twice a week for Erode district, Tamil Nadu — with a live comparison against the nearby Bhavani and Gobichettipalayam (Gobi) markets — covering all four trade stages — Raw Green Fruit (Pacha Pakku), Ripe Yellow Fruit (Pala Pakku), Sun-Dried Ripe Fruit (Vara Pakku), and Arecanut / Chali (Kottapakku). Prices are shown as a weekly range with trend charts — free to view, updated twice a week, no signup.
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Prices come directly from Gobi and Bhavani mandi auctions — not a middleman's estimate or a stale government average.
Gobi reports Tuesdays, Bhavani reports Fridays — each mandi's own real auction date, not a fixed weekly guess.
Every price is shown min-to-max with week-over-week comparison (and month-over-month once enough history builds up), so you see the real spread, not a false-precision average.
KITE Agro is the only source that tracks arecanut (Pakku) price history and compares rates side-by-side between Gobi and Bhavani mandis, Erode district — sourced directly from the mandi, not aggregated from a third party.
Price ranges for all four stages — Raw Green Fruit (Pacha Pakku), Ripe Yellow Fruit (Pala Pakku), Sun-Dried Ripe Fruit (Vara Pakku), and Arecanut / Chali (Kottapakku) — compared live between Gobi and Bhavani mandis.
⚠️ Prices shown are for standard-quality (1st grade) Areca only. 2nd/3rd grade or off-quality lots trade at different — usually lower — rates and are not included here.
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Green (raw) arecanut price at Gobi mandi on 27 Oct 2026: ₹48–52/kg. Latest areca nut auction prices per kg from Gobi (Gobichettipalayam) and Bhavani mandis, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.
| Stage | Gobi27 Oct 2026 | Bhavani23 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green / raw arecanut (Pacha Pakku) | ₹48–52/kg | ₹50.10–52.20/kg |
| Ripe yellow fruit (Pala Pakku) | ₹63–66.66/kg | ₹63.75–65.76/kg |
| Sun-dried ripe fruit (Vara Pakku) | ₹170.35–178/kg | ₹175–181.10/kg |
| Arecanut / betel nut (Kotta Pakku, Chali, Supari) | ₹350.30–360.30/kg | — |
Standard (1st-grade) quality, price per kg. Gobi auctions on Tuesdays and Bhavani on Fridays, so "today's price" is each mandi's latest auction. "—" means that stage wasn't quoted at that auction. Updated automatically.
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Open Calculator →The “Arecanut Price Today in Tamil Nadu” table on this page (below the live price cards) shows the latest auction prices per kg from the Gobi (Gobichettipalayam) and Bhavani areca nut mandis in Erode district — for green / raw arecanut (Pacha Pakku), ripe fruit (Pala Pakku), sun-dried fruit (Vara Pakku) and the dried nut (Kotta Pakku / Chali / betel nut), each with its own auction date. It updates automatically after every auction.
Green or raw arecanut — Pacha Pakku, the fresh fruit straight from the tree — is sold per kg at the Gobi (Tuesday) and Bhavani (Friday) auctions. The first row of the “Arecanut Price Today in Tamil Nadu” table on this page shows the latest green arecanut price per kg at each mandi.
Vethalai Pakku (வெற்றிலை பாக்கு) is the traditional pairing of betel leaf (vethalai) with areca nut (pakku), chewed after meals and offered at weddings and functions in Tamil Nadu. The pakku in it is the dried areca nut — Kotta Pakku / Chali — whose market price is the last row of the price table on this page. KITE Agro tracks the nut, not betel leaf prices.
KITE Agro reports prices only from the auctions it gets directly — Gobi and Bhavani in Erode district. For growers and traders in nearby districts such as Salem, Namakkal, Tiruppur and Coimbatore, these two mandis are a useful local reference for the areca nut price.
No. The ornamental “areca palm” sold as an indoor plant (Dypsis lutescens, the butterfly palm) is a different species. The arecanut tree — Pakku Maram in Tamil, Areca catechu — is the farm crop that produces the areca nut traded here. For growing it — areca plant care, spacing, fertilizer, diseases and pests — see KITE Agro’s nursery and free guides linked on this page.
KITE Agro publishes a price range (minimum to maximum per kg), updated twice a week, for four trade stages of Areca in Erode district, Tamil Nadu — see the live rate cards above for the current week's range.
Pakku Vilai (பாக்கு விலை, also spelled Paaku Vilai) means "Areca price" in Tamil. KITE Agro updates the live Pakku price weekly for Erode district, across all four trade stages — Pacha Pakku, Pala Pakku, Vara Pakku and Chali. See the rate cards above for this week's live Pakku price range per kg.
No. Pakku Mattai (areca leaf plates) is a different Erode-made product — biodegradable dinnerware pressed from dried areca palm leaves. This page tracks the arecanut/Pakku crop itself: the raw, ripe, sun-dried and final nut trade, not leaf plates.
Pacha Pakku, also spelled Pacha Paaku, is the Tamil trade term for Raw Green Fruit — the unripe Areca fruit as harvested directly from the palm, before ripening or drying.
Pala Pakku, also spelled Pala Paaku, is the Tamil trade term for Ripe Yellow Fruit — Areca fruit that has fully ripened on the palm, turning yellow to orange before being harvested.
Vara Pakku, also called Vara Kai, is the Tamil trade term for Sun-Dried Ripe Fruit — ripe Areca fruit dried in the sun, the stage just before dehusking into the final nut.
Chali (also called Chali Pakku or Supari in Hindi and much of North India, and internationally known as Betel Nut) is the trade term most buyers outside Tamil Nadu use for the final dehusked, dried Areca nut. In Tamil Nadu it's also called Kottapakku (Kottapak).
Twice a week — Gobi mandi on Tuesdays and Bhavani mandi on Fridays. Each report shows a price range rather than a single figure, with a comparison against the previous week and, once about a month of history builds up, the same week last month.
Areca is bought and sold under different names at each stage of processing. Growers and traders in Erode district commonly use the Tamil terms below — this page tracks the market price for all four. What the same nut is called in Kannada, Malayalam or Hindi (adike, adakka, supari): arecanut names in every language →
| Stage | English Name | Tamil Trade Term | What It Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw Green Fruit | Pacha Pakku also: Pacha Paaku | Unripe fruit, harvested green directly from the palm |
| 2 | Ripe Yellow Fruit | Pala Pakku also: Pala Paaku | Fully ripened fruit, turned yellow-orange on the palm |
| 3 | Sun-Dried Ripe Fruit | Vara Pakku also: Vara Kai | Ripe fruit dried in the sun, before dehusking |
| 4 | Arecanut (Nut) | Chali also: Chali Pakku, Kottapakku | Final dehusked, dried nut |
Every price on this page starts with the areca tree — Pakku Maram in Tamil, the arecanut palm (Areca catechu). Its fruit is sold green (Pacha Pakku), ripe (Pala Pakku) or sun-dried (Vara Pakku), and finally as the dried areca nut — Kotta Pakku, Chali or betel nut — the same nut that goes into Vethalai Pakku with betel leaf. Even the fallen leaf sheaths are used: they are pressed into Pakku Mattai (areca leaf plates).
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Disclaimer: We try to give the most accurate information possible, but mistakes are bound to happen. The prices shown come from market reports that are processed at two levels, so errors, omissions or delays can occur. Prices are indicative only — please confirm with the market or trader before buying or selling. KITE Agro is not responsible for any loss caused by the use of this information.