InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The Riau Provincial Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team has announced an increase in plasma oil palm fruit prices for the period July 8–14, 2026, supported by stronger crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel prices.

Based on FFB Pricing Decree No. 24, the benchmark price for nine-year-old oil palm trees, which serves as the provincial reference, increased by Rp28.11 per kilogram to Rp3,859.87/kg.

According to information obtained by InfoSAWIT from the Riau Provincial Plantation Agency, FFB prices vary according to tree age. Prices for palms aged three years were set at Rp2,973.59/kg, four years Rp3,372.24/kg, five years Rp3,574.43/kg, six years Rp3,730.33/kg, seven years Rp3,810.53/kg, and eight years Rp3,855.56/kg.

Meanwhile, FFB from nine-year-old palms was priced at Rp3,859.87/kg, while trees aged 10–20 years were valued at Rp3,839.09/kg. Prices then gradually declined for older plantations, reaching Rp3,344.74/kg for palms aged 30 years.

The pricing committee also set the provincial benchmark crude palm oil (CPO) price at Rp15,504.89/kg, while palm kernel was valued at Rp13,265.61/kg. The shell value was determined at Rp19.77/kg, with the K index established at 92.87%, reflecting the revenue-sharing formula used in calculating FFB prices.

The weekly FFB pricing mechanism is designed to provide pricing transparency for plasma smallholders and serves as an official reference across the province. However, actual transaction prices may vary depending on local market conditions, mill purchasing policies, fruit quality, and logistics costs.

The updated prices are expected to provide improved returns for plasma growers as Indonesia's palm oil market continues to respond to movements in domestic CPO prices and global vegetable oil markets. (T2)