Demand from US, Europe push PHL coco oil exports up 18% in Aug

[jake]

Is it good news though? More demand means that more jungles are cut down to plant more coconut trees.

There is a big difference between the farming techniques of Coconut Palm and Oil Palm.
If anything the planting of Coconut palm has decreased in the Philippines due to the long periods from planting to full bearing trees.
Oil Palm which is mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia is cultivated on large plantations. They cut down all the native jungle before planting. If you look at Philippine farms there is usually some native hardwoods still growing amongst the Coconut trees.

[KeithD]

If you look at Philippine farms there is usually some native hardwoods still growing amongst the Coconut trees.

So the native jungle has been removed then apart from the odd tree? So that's removing the jungle then and the wildlife!

[jake]

So the native jungle has been removed then apart from the odd tree? So that's removing the jungle then and the wildlife!

Did i say either was good I should have added 'its better than nothing'!

Deforestation still continues at an alarming rate but these areas are not being planted with coconut trees.