If the rice farmers are hurting grievously from the 30% drop in the farm gate price of palay as a consequence of rice tariffication, the
coconut farmers, who are poorer than the rice farmers in the first place, are even worse off.
The ban on the export of mature
coconuts and dehusked
coconuts has been in place since President Ferdinand E.
'The importers apparently intend to process the whole mature
coconuts into high-value products like
coconut milk,
coconut flour, and bottled
coconut water while at the same time process the coco shells into coco charcoal briquettes,' he said.
The shipment was finally pushed through after the local company complied with the export protocol of the Chinese government which allows entry of Philippine
coconuts from the Mindanao and Leyte.
The contract is for a one-year supply of 64.5 million MT of young
coconuts.
Meanwhile, we're hearing that
coconuts are being massively planted in Northern Australia, Hainan Island and other places where they've seen the great future potentials of the crop.
This paper is informed that people are now buying
coconut shelf and using them to dry fresh fish and imported chicken products, instead of wood.
by Times News ServiceMake Thai chicken curry with
coconut milk for your dinner tonight.
A Bill on the setting up of a Malaysian Pineapple and
Coconut Industry Board (LPKNM) aimed at empowering the sector will be tabled in Parliament end of the year.
You'll also see
coconut milk, which is a liquid extracted from the grated flesh of ripe
coconuts.
Panaji: The Goa government may have re-classified the
coconut palm as a tree following protests, but the soaring price of
coconuts - an essential food ingredient in the coastal state - appears to have triggered a new spell of politics.