Philippine customs seized 42 containers of mature coconuts destined for China
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China
Philippines
Published Dec 22, 2021
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According to Philippine media reports, on December 11, the Cebu Customs in the Philippines seized and detained 42 containers of mature coconuts, which were originally scheduled to be exported to China.
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It is understood that the value of these coconuts is 223 million Philippine pesos, which is about 30 million yuan. Because the Philippines prohibits "export of unprocessed coconuts", these coconuts are declared as containing waste paper in the customs declaration. The Philippines passed a law in 1985 to ban the export of mature coconuts and coconut seedlings to protect the local coconut industry. In December 2019, due to the sluggish domestic coconut industry in the Philippines and the low copra prices, the Philippines once called for the lifting of the ban. Increase the income of coconut farmers. But after the price of copra rebounded, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) agreed to retain the export ban on mature coconuts. The Philippine Customs stated that the seizure of illegal export products is intended to protect the Philippine coconut industry and farmers, and the coconuts will be handed over to the Philippine Coconut Authority for processing. In 2019, Philippine green ...
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