一、引言菲律宾大规模种植椰子始于1642年。在菲律宾的出口物资中,椰子产品仅次于木材而居第二位。目前,在世界椰子产品的贸易总量中,菲律宾出口的椰子油占65%,椰干占43%。而行销美国市场的椰干有78%也是菲律宾出口的。菲律宾现有椰子种植面积220万公顷(合3,300万亩),即占全国总耕地面积的21%,但 I. Introduction The Philippine large-scale planting of coconut began in 1642. Among the Philippines’ exports, coconut products are second only to timber. Currently, the Philippines exports 65% of the total coconut oil trade and 43% of the country’s coconuts. 78% of the coconuts marketed in the U.S. market are also exported from the Philippines. The Philippines currently has 2.2 million hectares of coconut plantation (3,300 acres), or 21% of the country’s total arable land,