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About the Coconut Market Information Center (CMIC)
The Coconut Market Information Center (CMIC) is a new online service that is dedicated to providing information and other resources to the Coconut sector in North Sulawesi, with the main goal of enhancing production and market potential. The CMIC also offers domestic and international buyers or investors the ability to become more familiar with the supply of coconut products from the region and the opportunities that this represents.
The CMIC is in its first phase of development, and will continue to grow and provide access to an expanding collection of information in order to fulfill these objectives. Future enhancements to the CMIC will provide small businesses, government and stakeholder organizations, and farmers improved access to the information and marketing services needed to improve and expand the coconut community.

The CMICs key supporters and stakeholders are:

BIMP-EAGA North Sulawesi (facilitator of the CMIC)
BALITKA
BARISTAN
Department of Industry & Trade
Department of Plantations
Department of Cooperatives & Small Business
KAPET Manado-Bitung

The CMIC is was developed with the support of the Canada Indonesia Private Sector Enterprise Development (CIPSED) project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Coconut In Modern Medicine

Modern medical science is now confirming the use of coconut in treating many of the above conditions. Published studies in medical journals show that coconut, in one form or another, may provide a wide range of health benefits. Some of these are summarized below:

Make Your Own Natural Fluoride Free Toothpaste

If you sick of fluoride based toothpaste, who can blame you?

Fluoride is widely touted to protect our teeth, but it is actually a poisonous chemical that causes cancer, damages our nervous system, and even creates week teeth and bones.

Coconut Oil Could Prevent Tooth Decay

Coconut oil is a natural antibiotic that can be incorporated into commercial dental care products, say scientists. They have found that digested coconut oil can attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay.

Coconut Oil Price

Date	Spot Price Bitung Rp/Kg	1-mo Forward Rotterdam US$/ton
18-1-13	11,000	910.00
17-1-13	11,000	910.00
16-1-13	11,000	910.00
15-1-13	11,000	910.00

*Source North Sulawesi Trade and Industry Agency
& APCC (Asia Pacific Coconut Community)

50, 8 tons of Dessicated Coconut Exported to New Zealand

On mid of June 2012, one of main commodities of North Sulawesi (Sulut) Province, which is dessicated coconut has been exported to New Zealand. Head of Industry and Trade Agency of North Sulawesi Province (Disperindag), Drs. Sanny Parengkuan MAP said, in this the second week of June 2012, Sulut will export dessicated coconut to New Zealand with the amount of 50,8 tons. “This transaction will be able to create foreign exchange for this area for about USD95,256,” Sanny said.

Sanny said that New Zealand has regularly purchased dessicated coconut from North Sulawesi to become one of their food product. “They like our dessicated coconut because of it’s good quality,” Sanny said.

Sanny added that this commodity becomes one of coconut derivative which is very popular in parts of the countries in Europe, US, Asia and Africa. “In the future, Trade & Industry Agency will continue facilitating exporters of North Sulawesi by finding any new markets for the commodities from this area,” added Sanny as well, that there will be no charge to require The Certificate of Origin.

Source: Komentar, Monday 18 June 2012

Copra Price

Date	Spot Price Bitung Rp/Kg
18-1-13	3.100
17-1-13	3.100
16-1-13	3.100
15-1-13	3.100

* Source North Sulawesi Trade and Industry Agency

Coconut Sugar Business in West Java, Indonesia gets Sweeter

Coconut sugar producers in Purbalingga, West Java, Indonesia reaped higher profits as the price of coconut sugar increased significantly.Currently, the middleman price of coconut sugar is Rp. 12,000 (US$1.3) per kg meanwhile the local market price has reached Rp. 14,000 (US$1.5) per kg. Slamet, one of the coconut sugar producers in Bumisari village, Bojongsari sub-district, said that the price has increased since last month. Previously, the middleman price was Rp. 9,000 then it became Rp. 10,000. This week it has become Rp. 12,000. Further, he explained that the price increased was due to increasing demand from other regions coupled with the decrease in the sap production. It seemed that the prolonged rainy season had reduced the sap that could be tapped. Usually he can produce 12 kg per day, now he can only produce 9 kg per day. Bumisari Village is one of coconut sugar production centers in West Java as half of its villagers are coconut sugar producers. The coconut sugar produced from this village is sold in the market and sent to the ketchup producers in Central Java. (http://www.suaramerdeka.com)

Source: Cocommunity, Vol. XLII No.7, 1 July 2012

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KAPET Manado Bitung
Integrated Economic Development Zone Manado Bitung

Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC)
An intergovernmental organization of 15 major coconut producing countries accounting for over 90% of world coconut production and exports of coconut products.

Contact

Executive Secretary, BIMP-EAGA North Sulawesi Secretariat
Manado, North Sulawesi Indonesia
+62(431)847212
Fax: +62(431)847213
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Who We Are

The Coconut Market Information Center (CMIC) is a new online service that is dedicated to providing information and other resources to the Coconut sector in North Sulawesi, with the main goal of enhancing production and market potential.