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)

• 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)