The rise in vegetable oil prices in the world market is opening new doors to one of the country’s prized agricultural products: coconut.

MANILA, Philippines - More than P500 million worth of facilities and other interventions were turned over to farmers in ...

Meanwhile, USDA-FAS Manila projected that copra imports will reach 50,000 metric tons (MT) in MY 2025/26, a 28.2 percent increment from 39,000 MT, owing to the demand likely exceeding supply and ...

Meanwhile, USDA-FAS Manila forecasts the country’s coconut oil exports to be flat in MY 2025/26 despite a projected increase in local output. “FAS Manila forecasts coconut oil exports to be ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino consumers may find themselves shifting to cheaper cooking oil this year, particularly palm oil, as the price of prized coconut oil continues to rise and could soon ...

MANILA, Philippines – More than P500 million ... activated carbon from shells and coconut flour. It will also produce beverages from coconut water and sap, virgin coconut oil, premium cooking ...