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InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s palm oil inventories rose significantly in August 2026, as higher crude palm oil (CPO) production coincided with a decline in palm oil exports.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil supply chain is facing growing traceability challenges as palm oil mills operating without their own plantations become increasingly widespread, according to the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s plan to establish a National Strategic Commodity Exchange has entered legislative discussions, reviving a fundamental question over the direction of commodity governance: will the new framework strengthen domestic competitiveness or expand state intervention in the market?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price rose on Friday, September 11, 2026, even as palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower amid concerns over rising production and inventories in Malaysia.

InfoSAWIT, KAYONG UTARA – A forest and land fire in the concession area of PT Mayawana Persada, Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, has prompted PT Jalin Vaneo to deploy its Manggala Agni firefighting team to help contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading toward surrounding areas.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Pertamina (Persero) is pursuing a dual-growth strategy that keeps oil and gas at the core of Indonesia’s current energy security while accelerating investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies.

InfoSAWIT, KAYONG UTARA – PT Jalin Vaneo’s Manggala Agni firefighting team has moved quickly to help contain a forest and land fire in Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, deploying high-capacity water pumps and a tanker truck in coordination with local authorities and security forces.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Loading ramps are emerging as a critical but often overlooked link in Indonesia’s palm oil supply chain as global markets demand greater transparency and traceability ahead of the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Institut Pertanian Stiper (INSTIPER) Yogyakarta is introducing 825 new students to Indonesia’s plantation, forestry, and horticulture sectors through its 2026 Orientation to Campus and Plantation, or OKKABUN 2026.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price offered through PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was withdrawn on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with the highest bid recorded at IDR 15,666 per kilogram. The figure was down IDR 234/kg, or around 1.47 percent, from the highest bid of IDR 15,900/kg recorded a day earlier.

InfoSAWIT, KAYONG UTARA – Efforts to contain forest and land fires in Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, are being carried out through a coordinated response involving government agencies, security forces, local communities and plantation companies.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Twenty-one Nobel laureates, Turing Award recipients, scientists, academics and international figures gathered at Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) in Lampung on August 27–28, 2026, turning the remote conservation area into a meeting point for global science and Indonesia's biodiversity.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – The official price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from smallholder oil palm plantations in South Sumatra reached IDR 3,823.99 per kilogram for the first half of September 2026, with the highest price applying to palms aged 10–20 years.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Government efforts to bring oil palm plantations inside forest areas under a new governance framework are raising a fundamental economic question: who will ultimately control the plantations and benefit from the palm oil they produce?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – A 20-year requirement included in a government circular concerning the protection of communities living for generations in forest areas has drawn scrutiny from Indonesian civil society group Sawit Watch.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As forest and land fires spread across parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan, concerns are growing over the safety of palm oil plantation workers who continue working as smoke blankets several areas.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) market came under pressure on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, as the KPBN Inacom CPO price declined while palm oil futures in Malaysia extended their losses.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia needs to strengthen its Sustainable Palm Oil National Standard (SNI) to respond to increasingly demanding global market requirements, including the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

InfoSAWIT, NORTH LABUHANBATU – PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) has expanded its community engagement around its plantation operations by holding a People’s Market and free health screening for residents of Sukarame Village, Kualuh Hulu District, North Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry needs to move beyond its traditional focus on commodity production and accelerate the development of higher-value downstream products through research, technology, and innovation, according to the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).