KITE Agro publishes a weekly Areca market price for Erode district, Tamil Nadu, covering all four trade stages — from Pacha Pakku (raw green fruit) through Pala Pakku (ripe fruit), Vara Kai (sun-dried fruit), to the final dried Vella Pakku / Chali Pakku (Arecanut Nut). Prices are shown as a weekly range with trend charts — free to view, updated weekly, no signup.
Every Areca palm's fruit passes through the same journey — and KITE Agro tracks the market price at each step along the way.
Unripe, just harvested
Fully ripened on the palm
Dried before dehusking
Dehusked, dried & traded
Price ranges for all four stages — Pacha Pakku, Pala Pakku, Vara Kai, and Vella Pakku / Chali Pakku — compared live between Gobi and Bhavani mandis, updated twice a week on each mandi's own real auction date (Gobi Tuesdays, Bhavani Fridays).
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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 Kai and Vella/Chali Pakku. See the rate cards above for this week's live Pakku price range per kg.
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 Kai, also called Vara Pakku, 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.
Vella Pakku, also spelled Vella Paaku or called Chali Pakku, is the Tamil trade term for the final dehusked, dried Areca nut — the finished product also simply called Chali.
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.
| 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 Kai also: Vara Pakku | Ripe fruit dried in the sun, before dehusking |
| 4 | Arecanut (Nut) | Vella Pakku also: Vella Paaku, Chali Pakku | Final dehusked, dried nut |
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