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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-01-2001

PHILIPPINE 2001 COCONUT OIL OUTPUT SEEN HIGHER

According to the United Coconut Association of the Philippines Inc.(UCAP), the country's coconut oil output in 2001 will probably rise by 4.4% to 2.59 million tonnes in copra terms from the estimated 2.48 milliontonnes in 2000.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  03-01-2001

Spike in production cost leads to rise in prices

Its president Tan Chee Hee said the prices of raw materials such as corn and soybeans had increased between 50% and 80%.