Date:17/05/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/05/17/stories/2007051701061200.htm

Back Weather effect

K.K. Mustafah

UNSTABLE SUPPLY: Copra being packed in gunny bags on an island in Lakshadweep. World coconut oil prices are on the rise due to tight copra supply from the Philippines, the leading global producer, as typhoons and unprecedented weather changes have affected production.