Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 6/2/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** RP4029

RP4029

**Philippines**

**Oilseeds and Products**

**Coconut Products Export - January 2004**

**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 January 2004 increased 1.9 and
22.9 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 \[RP1\]

\[RP\]

+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| PHILIPPINES: AVERAGE EXPORT  |       |       |          |          |
| VALUE (US\$/MT)              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | Jan   | Jan   |          | \%       |
|                              | 04    | 03    |          | Change   |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Copra                        | N/A   | N/A   |          | N/A      |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Coconut Oil                  | 4     | 4     |          | 12.95    |
|                              | 79.63 | 24.64 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Copra Meal                   | 83.62 | 64.01 |          | 30.64    |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| PHILIPPINES: COPRA EXPORTS   |       |       |          |          |
| (MT)                         |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | Mo    |       | Cu       |          |
|                              | nthly |       | mulative |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Destination                  | Jan   | Jan   | Oct-Jan  | Oct-Jan  |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | 2004  | 2003  | 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)                 |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | ####  |       | Cu       |          |
|                              | ## Mo |       | mulative |          |
|                              | nthly |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Destination                  | Jan   | Jan   | Oct-Jan  | Oct-Jan  |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | 2004  | 2003  | 2003/04  | 2002/03  |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Total Europe                 | 4     | 5     | 184,968  | 144,901  |
|                              | 0,575 | 5,131 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Total N & S America          | 2     | 1     | 124,851  | 101,731  |
|                              | 9,866 | 5,515 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Canada                       | 16    | 0     | 16       | 475      |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Prto Rico/Venezuela          | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Mexico                       | 0     | 0     | 0        | 20       |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Argentina                    | 0     | 0     | 0        | 21       |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| U.S.                         | 2     | 1     | 124,835  | 101,215  |
|                              | 9,850 | 5,515 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Total Asia                   | 1     | 1     | 104,233  | 65,230   |
|                              | 3,934 | 2,192 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| China                        | 2,364 | 3,332 | 23,860   | 8,970    |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Hongkong                     | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Indonesia                    | 0     | 0     | 0        | 2,250    |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Thailand                     | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Japan                        | 3,170 | 3,540 | 18,060   | 16,795   |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Korea                        | 0     | 0     | 2,017    | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Malaysia                     | 8,000 | 0     | 55,635   | 26,850   |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Australia/NZealand           | 0     | 0     | 0        | 38       |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Singapore                    | 0     | 4,660 | 801      | 9,260    |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Taiwan                       | 400   | 660   | 3,860    | 1,067    |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| 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           | 21    | 22    | 2,360    | 442      |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| GRAND TOTAL                  | 8     | 8     | 416,412  | 312,304  |
|                              | 4,396 | 2,860 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| PHILIPPINES: COPRA MEAL      |       |       |          |          |
| EXPORTS (MT)                 |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | Mo    |       | Cu       |          |
|                              | nthly |       | mulative |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Destination                  | Jan   | Jan   | Oct-Jan  | Oct-Jan  |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              | 2004  | 2003  | 2003/04  | 2002/03  |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Total Europe                 | 0     | 7,125 | 20,920   | 24,625   |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Taiwan/Malaysia/Singapore    | 645   | 402   | 11,996   | 15,330   |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| South Korea/Japan            | 2     | 2     | 127,759  | 72,555   |
|                              | 8,868 | 1,935 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Indonesia                    | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| U.S.                         | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Mexico                       | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0        |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| Others                       | 9,780 | 2,500 | 35,733   | 17,313   |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
|                              |       |       |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+
| GRAND TOTAL                  | 3     | 3     | 196,408  | 129,823  |
|                              | 9,293 | 1,962 |          |          |
+------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+