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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – General Secretary of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade, Oke Nirwan, in the visit of Indonesian Delegation to Brussel some time ago, said that his side communicated with law firms to fight for palm oil discrimination in European Union. There have been five firms to make cooperation.

InfoSAWIT, LONDON – In a discussion among some members of Foreign Trade Ministry Committee in Netherland Parliament, the Ambassador of Indonesia to Netherland, I Gusti A. Wesaka Puja told that it is important to have fair trade in palm oil in Europe. It was to increase the potential and chance of economic cooperation in Netherland and the partners, including Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil plantation industries develop for more than one century nationally. This becomes the main capital to provide the material of vegetable oil. As part of the world commodity, palm oil is the mainstay one.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in South Sumatera for the second period on 16 April 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is getting better Rp 28,77/kg to be Rp 1.358,28/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – One palm oil plantation company nationally, PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., got the net profits in 2018 reaching about Rp 1,44 billion.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The cow fattening and breeding which are integrated to palm oil plantation that PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., runs since 2016 get the good result.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To answer the global challenges to the environmental renewable energy through the agricultural product usage, Ministry of Agriculture launched the first trial of biodiesel 100% (B100) in the office of Ministry of Agriculture, Jalan Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan, Monday (15/4/2019).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Chemical agroinput usage continuously could be bad for the ecosystem and the conservation in the soil would be drastically decreasing, including the natural enemy, Ganoderma.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - It is predicted that in 2019 the biodiesel needs would be up to 6 million tons per year. So the average needs would be 500 thousand tons per month.  This would increase the needs of its material, that is, crude palm oil (CPO). The domestic market would support the palm oil plantation development nationally.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in Jambi Province on 12 to 18 April 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is more expensive Rp 10,03/Kg to be Rp 1.424,90/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In 2019 the trade war effect between China and United States of America (USA) would be influencing for the agricultural business in Indonesia. But it needs to think positively to what is going on.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The proposal of Delegated Act, the regulation to reduce palm oil usage for biofuel in European Union until 2020 is protested by the Crude Palm Oil Countries (CPOPC) in the world.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -  Palm oil plantation development has many challenges. Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Board (IPOB), Derom Bangun said that the palm oil challenges are massive ahead. That is why it needs to take other stakeholders, including the graduates who have capability (to face the challenges).

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Based on the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team, Riau Province, and the FFB Document of Riau, No. 14 on 10 - 16 April 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is more expensive Rp 34,97/Kg to be Rp 1.510,05/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Imitating from Brazil as the sugar and ethanol producer in the world, Indonesia should be able to be palm oil biodiesel producer in the world too besides being the main crude palm oil producer.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government of Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to claim the objection about the European Union (EU) discriminatory policy about palm oil and its derivative through the documents signed by President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – Based on the Fresh Fruti Bunch (FFB) Team in South Sumatera Province in First Period on 09 April 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is cheaper Rp 35,11/kg to be Rp 1.329,51/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation industrial development is not running well always because it faces the trade barriers in the global markets.

InfoSAWIT, BRUSSELS – On 8-9 April 2019 the Crude Palm Oil Producer Countries (CPOPC) visited European Union (EU). The joint mission was led by Coordinator Minister in Economy, Indonesia, Darmin Nasution while Malaysia was led by General Secretary of Malaysian Primer Industry, Dato ’Dr. Tan Yew Chong. Columbia was as the observer and represented by Felipe Garcia Echeverri, who is also the Embassador of Columbia for the Belgium, and the Head of Mission for EU.

InfoSAWIT, SAMPIT – Chairman of II Commission, Kotawaringin Timur (Kotim) Legislators, Central Kalimantan Province, Rudianur urged the region to run palm oil – cow integrated program seriously to breed more cows.