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In 1973, the martial law regime merged all coconut-related, government operations within a single agency, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). [9] The PCA was empowered to collect a levy of P0.55 per 100 kilograms on the sale of copra to be used to stabilize the domestic price of coconut-based consumer goods, particularly cooking oil. [9]
Copra has traditionally been grated and ground, then boiled in water to extract coconut oil. It was used by Pacific island cultures and became a valuable commercial product for merchants in the South Seas and South Asia in the 1860s. Nowadays, coconut oil (70%) is extracted by crushing copra; the by-product is known as copra cake or copra meal ...
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Poverty incidence of Surigao City 10 20 30 40 50 2006 32.40 2009 40.08 2012 21.54 2015 29.36 2018 24.70 2021 24.91 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority In 1983, MMIC ceased commercial operations due to financial losses and heavy debt as a result of plummeting prices of nickel and high operating costs. Copra prices similarly fell and made copra processing unsustainable for the Surigao ...
Copra, the second major agricultural commodity, registered a total production of 15,712 mt. in 1998 reflecting a decrease of 965 mt. (5.78%) as against last years (1997) yield of 16,677 mt. The main bulk of copra came from the municipality of Caluya where this area accounts for 44 percent of the total copra output of the province.
Poverty incidence of Davao Oriental 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 50.50 2009 54.41 2012 45.79 2015 31.11 2018 37.66 2021 21.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Aliwagwag Protected Landscape Davao Oriental is the top coconut and copra (dried coconut meat) producer in the Philippines. It also is a major producer of abacá, and exports crude oil and copra pellets. On March 20, 2018, Davao ...