But copra has been selling for $1,000 a ton for three years and higher prices are expected from use in food and cosmetics. Anticipating hard times with raw materials for coco-diesel refiners in Quezon, the governor is laying down this early an alternative oil source.
Pero dahil maaring kapusin ang supply ng niyog para gawing coconut methyl ester — maganda kasi ang presyo ng kopra ngayon sa $1,000 per metric ton — naghahanda na ang probinsiya.