Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 8/19/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** RP5032

RP5032

**Philippines**

**Oilseeds and Products**

**Coconut Products Export - April 2005**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

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

FAS Manila

**Prepared by:**

Perfecto G. Corpuz

**Report Highlights:**

Coconut oil and copra meal exports in April 2005 increased 54 and 35
percent, respectively, from the previous year\'s level. There were no
copra exports during the period.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Manila \[RP1\]

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

                              Apr 05       Apr 04                    \% Change

  Copra                       N/A          N/A                       N/A

  Coconut Oil                 612.78       609.47                    0.54

  Copra Meal                  74.81        97.57                     -23.33

                                                                     

  PHILIPPINES: COPRA EXPORTS                                         
  (MT)                                                               

                              Monthly                   Cumulative   

  Destination                 Apr          Apr          Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                              2005         2004         2004/05      2003/04

  Total Europe                0            0            0            0

  Total Asia                  0            0            38           0

  China                       0            0            38           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            38           0

                                                                     

  PHILIPPINES: COCONUT OIL                                           
  EXPORTS (MT)                                                       

                              Monthly                   Cumulative   

  Destination                 Apr          Apr          Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                              2005         2004         2004/05      2003/04

                                                                     

  Total Europe                71,977       26,624       285,534      264,852

                                                                     

  Total N & S America         55,596       38,302       168,681      181,679

  Canada                      0            0            4            16

  Puerto Rico/Venezuela       0            0            0            0

  Mexico                      0            0            0            0

  Argentina                   45           0            239          36

  U.S.                        55,551       38,302       168,438      181,627

                                                                     

  Total Asia                  22,361       33,668       102,096      200,437

  China                       297          1,026        2,273        26,787

  Hong Kong                   0            0            0            0

  Indonesia                   0            5,000        55           7,700

  Thailand                    0            0            0            0

  Japan                       5,800        5,630        36,405       33,549

  Korea                       6,350        2,000        24,350       4,017

  Malaysia                    9,265        9,000        35,165       95,005

  Australia/New Zealand       0            0            105          0

  Singapore                   0            10,500       0            27,701

  Taiwan                      649          512          3,743        5,678

  Vietnam                     0            0            0            0

                                                                     

  Total Middle East/Africa    0            0            0            0

  Algeria                     0            0            0            0

  Iraq                        0            0            0            0

  Turkey                      0            0            0            0

                                                                     

  Others/Unspecified          1,091        45           1,408        2,462

                                                                     

  GRAND TOTAL                 151,025      98,639       557,719      649,430

                                                                     

  PHILIPPINES: COPRA MEAL                                            
  EXPORTS (MT)                                                       

                              Monthly                   Cumulative   

  Destination                 Apr          Apr          Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                              2005         2004         2004/05      2003/04

  Total Europe                0            0            11,823       22,420

                                                                     

  Taiwan/Malaysia/Singapore   453          971          10,400       15,782

  South Korea/Japan           46,060       18,000       105,821      175,894

  Indonesia                   0            0            23,577       0

  U.S.                        1            0            2            4,275

  Mexico                      0            0            0            0

  Others                      9,838        12,927       52,358       52,972

                                                                     

  GRAND TOTAL                 56,352       31,898       203,981      271,343
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