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P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers

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<p>MANILA - Franklin Baker Co. of the US has opened a coconut processing plant in Davao del Sur province, boosting one of the country&#x27;s export products, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.</p><p>The facility can produce 30 million liters of coconut water, 20 million liters of virgin coconut oil, 15 million liters of coconut milk and 120 million pounds of desiccated coconut, Piñol said on Facebook.</p><p>The factory drove demand for coconut, with the unhusked fruit now selling at P10 each from P2.50, Piñol said.</p><p>Piñol encouraged farmers to plant other export products like cacao, coffee, abaca and pineapple.</p><script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://img.abs-cbnnews.com/assets/galleria/galleria-1.4.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="galleria"><a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-1.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-1.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-2.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-2.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-3.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-3.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-4.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-4.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-5.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-5.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-6.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-6.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-7.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-7.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-8.jpg"><img data-description="Manny Piñol" s="" Facebook="" data-title="P2-B coconut plant in Davao seen to aid farmers" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/01/25/coco-8.jpg"/></a></div><script src="https://abscbnnewsml.blob.core.windows.net/themes/default-gallery/themes/themev2/default-engine.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://abscbnnewsml.blob.core.windows.net/themes/default-gallery/themes/themev2/default-engine.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>Franklin Baker Co. of the US has opened a coconut processing plant in Davao del Sur province, boosting one of the country's export products, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.</p>

Franklin Baker Co. of the US has opened a coconut processing plant in Davao del Sur province, boosting one of the country's export products, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.