Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 9/7/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** RP5035

RP5035

**Philippines**

**Oilseeds and Products**

**Coconut Products Export - May 2005**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

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

FAS Manila

**Prepared by:**

Perfecto G. Corpuz

**Report Highlights:**

Philippine coconut oil and copra meal exports in May 2005 declined 1.1
and 14.0 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 \[RP1\]

\[RP\]

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

                              May 05      May 04                    \% Change

  Copra                       N/A         N/A                       N/A

  Coconut Oil                 658.41      665.59                    -1.08

  Copra Meal                  82.61       96.06                     -14.00

                                                                    

  PHILIPPINES: COPRA EXPORTS                                        
  (MT)                                                              

                              Monthly                  Cumulative   

  Destination                 May         May          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                 May         May          Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                              2005        2004         2004/05      2003/04

                                                                    

  Total Europe                37,705      42,071       323,239      306,923

                                                                    

  Total N & S America         39,239      44,561       207,920      226,240

  Canada                      0           0            4            16

  Puerto Rico/Venezuela       0           0            0            0

  Mexico                      0           0            0            0

  Argentina                   0           23           239          59

  U.S.                        39,239      44,538       207,677      226,165

                                                                    

  Total Asia                  13,284      14,100       115,380      214,537

  China                       607         614          2,880        27,401

  Hong Kong                   0           17           0            17

  Indonesia                   0           0            55           7,700

  Thailand                    0           0            0            0

  Japan                       5,300       5,450        41,705       38,999

  Korea                       5,000       2,000        29,350       6,017

  Malaysia                    2,030       5,500        37,195       100,505

  Australia/New Zealand       0           0            105          0

  Singapore                   30          0            30           27,701

  Taiwan                      317         519          4,060        6,197

  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          1,259       46           2,667        2,508

                                                                    

  GRAND TOTAL                 91,487      100,778      649,206      750,208

                                                                    

  PHILIPPINES: COPRA MEAL                                           
  EXPORTS (MT)                                                      

                              Monthly                  Cumulative   

  Destination                 May         May          Oct-Dec      Oct-Dec

                              2005        2004         2004/05      2003/04

  Total Europe                0           3,300        11,823       25,720

                                                                    

  Taiwan/Malaysia/Singapore   782         2,273        11,182       18,055

  South Korea/Japan           25,400      28,565       131,221      204,459

  Indonesia                   0           0            23,577       0

  U.S.                        0           1,489        2            5,764

  Mexico                      0           0            0            0

  Others                      2,500       11,238       54,858       64,210

                                                                    

  GRAND TOTAL                 28,682      46,865       232,663      318,208
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