Executive Director Speaks

Table of Contents

THE COCOMUNITY Vol. XLIII No. 5, 1 May 2013

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPEAKS: “Certified Health Claims for Virgin Coconut Oil”. (p. 2)

PREVAILING MARKET PRICES OF SELECTED COCONUT PRODUCTS AND OILS.
(pp.3-4)

  • COPRA
  • COCONUT OIL
  • COPRA MEAL
  • DESSICATED COCONUTCOCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL
  • COIR FIBRE
  • PRICES OF COCONUT PRODUCTS AND SELECTED OILS (US$/MT)
MARKET ANALYSIS OF COCONUT OIL (pp. 5-6)

COMMUNITY NEWS.
(pp. 7-10)
  • SAMOA PM OPENS PACIFIC AGRICULTURE MEETING
  • PHILIPPINES HOSTS FIRST MEETING OF WORKING GROUP ON ASEAN COOPERATION ON COCONUT PROMOTION
  • VIRGIN COCONUT OIL HEALTH BENEFITS CITED IN THE PHILIPPINES
  • CUT DOWN DEAD COCONUT TREES AND REMOVE BREEDING PLACES OF ORYCTES BEETLES - INDONESIA
  • CDB EXPLORING SCOPE OF USING COCONUT OIL IN BIOFUEL RESEARCH STUDIES - INDIA
  • TRANS FAT REDUCTION POLICIES TO CUT CONSUMPTION ARE WORKING - WHO

MARKET NEWS (pp. 10-14)

  • PHILIPPINES AIMS FOR TOP COCO COIR EXPORTER
  • SRI LANKA DESICCATED COCONUT EXPORT DOWN IN JANUARY
  • INDONESIAN EXPORT OF LAURIC OILS UP IN 2012
  • NESTLÉ LAUNCHED COCONUT WATER-BASED FROZEN SNACKS
  • TENDER COCONUT PRICE SHOOTS UP IN CHENNAI, INDIA
  • THAI PRODUCTS IN THE FOOD AND HOTEL EXPO, JAKARTA
  • SUPPLY GLUT, WEAK DEMAND TO PRESSURE OILSEEDS MARKET - INDIA
  • CRIC65 HYBRID COCONUT RECOMMENDED FOR HOME GARDENS
  • MAKAPUNO HYBRIDIZATION TECHNIQUE TO SERVE MARKET DEMAND IN NEAR FUTURE
  • NEW PROCESS TRANSFORMS OMEGA-3 OILS INTO POWDERS
  • COULD COCONUT OIL BE USED IN BIOFUEL?
  • NOT ALL OLIVE OILS ARE CREATED EQUAL

COCONTUT TECHNOLOGY NEWS. (pp.14-16)

  • EU OFFICIALS TO MEET INDONESIAN TO SETTLE BIOFUEL SUBSIDY ALLEGATIONS
  • BIODIESEL EXPERTS INT’L UNVEILS NEW ENZYMATIC PROCESSING SYSTEM

BIODIESEL NEWS. (pp.16-18)

  • EU OFFICIALS TO MEET INDONESIAN TO SETTLE BIOFUEL SUBSIDY ALLEGATIONS
  • BIODIESEL EXPERTS INT’L UNVEILS NEW ENZYMATIC PROCESSING SYSTEM

OTHER VEGOIL NEWS. (pp.18-20)

  • INDIA - VEG OIL IMPORTS UP 23% AS PRICES FALL
  • RI PALM OIL EXPORTS RISE TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN FIVE YEARS
  • MALAYSIA KEEPS PALM OIL EXPORT TAX
  • INDONESIA PALM OIL EXPORTS SET FOR BIGGEST DROP
  • SPANISH OLIVE OIL YIELD CUT BY 62%, PRICES TO SHARPLY RISE
  • CANOLA AND HIGH-OLEIC CANOLA OILS LOWER ABDOMINAL FAT - STUDY

DID YOU KNOW. (pp.20-22)

  • ADVANTAGES OF INTERCROPPING
  • COCONUT OIL: THE MAGICAL BEAUTY FIX ALL
  • VIRGIN COCONUT OIL AND ITS MARKET PROSPECTS
  • THE VALUE ADDED TO COCONUT

COCONUT RECIPE: “Glutten-Free Coconut Cake with Whipped Coconut Topping " (p.23)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
(pp. 23-24)

  • SPA, VCO AND VCO-BASED PRODUCTS VCO AND VCO-BASED PRODUCTS
  • ACTIVATED CARBON AND COCONUT CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE
  • VCO AND VCO-BASED PRODUCTS

STATISTICS. (pp.25-26)

  • Table 1.Indonesia's Monthly Exports of Coconut Oil (in MT), 2011 - 2012
  • Table 2.Philippines's Monthly Exports of Coconut Oil (in MT), 2009-2012
  • Table 3. International Prices of Selected Oils, 2010-2012 (US$/MT)
 


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