Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 6/2/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** RP4028

RP4028

**Philippines**

**Oilseeds and Products**

**Coconut Products Export - December 2003**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)David C. Miller

FAS Manila

**Prepared by:**

Perfecto G. Corpuz

**Report Highlights:**

Coconut oil and copra meal exports in December 2003 increased by 40.5
and 51.2 percent, respectively, from their previous year\'s levels.
There were no copra exports during the month.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Manila \[RP1\]

\[RP\]

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  PHILIPPINES: AVERAGE EXPORT                                      
  VALUE (US\$/MT)                                                  

                                  Dec 03    Dec 02                 \% Change

  Copra                           N/A       N/A                    N/A

  Coconut Oil                     448.72    416.61                 7.71

  Copra Meal                      75.04     68.78                  9.10

                                                                   

  PHILIPPINES: COPRA EXPORTS (MT)                                  

                                  Monthly             Cumulative   

  Destination                     Dec       Dec       Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                                  2003      2002      2003/04      2002/03

  Total Europe                    0         0         0            0

  Total Asia                      0         0         0            0

  China                           0         0         0            0

  Iraq                            0         0         0            0

  Japan                           0         0         0            0

  Korea                           0         0         0            0

  Bangladesh                      0         0         0            0

  Taiwan                          0         0         0            0

  India                           0         0         0            0

  Singapore                       0         0         0            0

  Others                          0         0         0            0

  GRAND TOTAL                     0         0         0            0

                                                                   

  PHILIPPINES: COCONUT OIL                                         
  EXPORTS (MT)                                                     

                                  Monthly             Cumulative   

  Destination                     Dec       Dec       Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                                  2003      2002      2003/04      2002/03

                                                                   

  Total Europe                    54,721    29,500    144,393      89,770

                                                                   

  Total N & S America             62,303    44,425    94,985       86,216

  Canada                          0         475       0            475

  Prto Rico/Venezuela             0         0         0            0

  Mexico                          0         0         0            20

  Argentina                       0         0         0            21

  U.S.                            62,303    43,950    94,985       85,700

                                                                   

  Total Asia                      22,854    26,831    90,299       53,038

  China                           7,988     3,682     21,496       5,638

  Hongkong                        0         0         0            0

  Indonesia                       0         0         0            2,250

  Thailand                        0         0         0            0

  Japan                           1,871     5,054     14,890       13,255

  Korea                           17        0         2,017        0

  Malaysia                        12,500    17,850    47,635       26,850

  Australia/NZealand              0         19        0            38

  Singapore                       0         0         801          4,600

  Taiwan                          478       226       3,460        407

  Vietnam                         0         0         0            0

                                                                   

  Total MidEast/Africa            0         0         0            0

  Algeria                         0         0         0            0

  Iraq                            0         0         0            0

  Turkey                          0         0         0            0

                                                                   

  Others/Unspecified              2,228     398       2,339        420

                                                                   

  GRAND TOTAL                     142,106   101,154   332,016      229,444

                                                                   

  PHILIPPINES: COPRA MEAL EXPORTS                                  
  (MT)                                                             

                                  Monthly             Cumulative   

  Destination                     Dec       Dec       Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                                  2003      2002      2003/04      2002/03

  Total Europe                    0         13,150    20,920       17,500

                                                                   

  Taiwan/Malaysia/Singapore       9,006     8,128     11,351       14,928

  South Korea/Japan               54,132    16,100    98,891       50,620

  Indonesia                       0         0         0            0

  U.S.                            0         0         0            0

  Mexico                          0         0         0            0

  Others                          8,219     9,813     25,953       14,813

                                                                   

  GRAND TOTAL                     71,357    47,191    157,115      97,861
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