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Are copra and coconut oil viable in Samoa?

More recently, however, fluctuating world market prices for copra, com-bined with the labour-intensive nature of copra production, have dissuaded Samoan villagers from considering either copra or coconut oil production as viable activities at the village level.

Is copra a commodity?

The world copra trade has matured as canola, palm, peanut, soybean and sunflower oils have overtaken coconut oil as the world¡¯s leading edible oils. Copra and copra coconut oil are traded as commodities, with world prices driven by large Asian coconut processors, forcing Pacific producers to be price takers in the marketplace.

What is Pacific Community copra oil & copra oil?

Sheehy, Mark III. Title IV. Pacific Community Copra oil and copra have been, and continue to be, the core export market for most Pacific Island coconut industries. Coconut oil is part of the ¡¯vegoil¡¯ complex, which is made up of around 20 oils.

What is the market for crude coconut oil and copra?

The market for crude coconut oil and copra is particularly narrow ¨C traditionally characterised by litle product diferentiation. There was thus limited opportunity for niche market products from the small exporters in the PICs. Crude oil from crushed copra (CNO), the product produced by most PICs, is not an end product in most coconut value chains.