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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The cheaper fresh fruit bunch (FFB) is not a new thing in palm oil industries. Moreover the smallholders’ FFB is determined by the fluctuation of the world crude palm oil (CPO) price.

InfoSAWIT, BRUSSELS – Coordinator Minister in Economy, Darmin Nasution directly leads the delegations of Indonesia in the official visit to Brussels, Belgium on 8-9 April 2019 in the joint mission of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -How much is the exchange saved if the vegetable fuel is realized? Based on the data, in 2018, the CPO production nationally reached 46 million tons, kernel reached 4,3 million tons. The numbers could fulfill the domestic vegetable fuel needs about 700 – 750 thousand barrel per day. In addition, the material from palm oil has the low FFA.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil trade between India and Indonesia actually runs fast in the last two decades. India is very potential for Indonesia to trade palm oil but it has its challenges.

InfoSAWIT, LONDON – For there are many debates about palm oil namely about the policy published by European Union ‘Renewable Energy Directive (RED)’ and ‘Delegated Act’ that categorized palm oil as the only one unsustainable commodity if it is used for biofuel, Indonesia Nederlands Society (INS) in cooperation with Indonesian Embassy in Den Haag, Friday (5/4/2019) did discussion in Plenary Hall Senate, Netherland, together with Unilever, WWF Netherland and the researchers from Wageningen University and Research, to discuss about palm oil issues. It was attended by about 90 participants from many backgrounds.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The commitment of Asian Agri to realize sustainable palm oil industries is proved by getting the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate to 2 business units, they are, PT Indo Sepadan Jaya and PT Rantau Sinar Karsa. The achievement is the sign that every subsidiary of Asian Agri is officially certified.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The plantation commodities nationally, such as, coffee, cocoa, tea have become the lifestyle  for the people without knowing the age or gender. To support the quality of the commodities to be able to fulfill the markets’ conditions, the government fully supports to develop research from the upstream to downstream sectors so that they could compete in the global markets.

InfoSAWIT, DEN HAAG – Minister of External Affairs, Indonesia, Retno L.P. Marsudi did billateral meeting with Minister of External Affairs, Netherland, Stephanus (Stef) Abraham Blok on Friday (5/4/2019) in the office of Ministry of External Affairs in Netherland.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 29 March - 4 April 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is cheaper Rp 11,91/Kg to be Rp 1.414.87/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Actually the independent smallholders in District of Labuhan Batu, North Sumatera has the union. But it does not operates well and many members of the union should sell their fresh fruit bunch (FFB) to the collectors.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The smallholders are suggested to make partnership with the palm oil plantation companies.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The expansion of palm oil biodiesel mandatory program (B20) to the non – Public Service Obligation (PSO) showed the positive in every single month. In February 2019 the domestic biodiesel absorption reached more than 648 thousand tons or increased 17% compared to it in January which was 552 thousand tons.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the report of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) to InfoSAWIT, Tuesday (2/4/2019), it is noted that some main palm oil export countries, namely, crude palm oil (CPO) significantly decreased their demands compared to the previous month.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the second month of 2019 (February) the crude palm oil (CPO) globally got more expensive and it was better in every single month about 5% or from US$ 556,50 per ton rather than it in January which was US$ 530,70 per ton.

InfoSAWIT, LONG IKIS – As part of the support to the regulation of the regional government, namely in District of Paser, in the recent days, the district published the regulation about Palm oil Governance to develop the partnership between the smallholders and the stakeholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Vice Regent of MusiBanyuasin, BeniHernendi said that many do not know palm oil moratorium still. What the regional government understands is that there are instructions to postpone new plantings and to evaluate the plantations to increase the productivity. 

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -It is predicted that the smallholders own 5 million hectares of palm oil plantations. So they have important positions. The accurate data could support and publish the right on target - policy.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The cheap fresh fruit bunch (FFB) in the last months makes the smallholders pressed. This could make them worse namely if they could not cultivate theirs well. It is potential too that they sell their areas.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) is clearly committed to run smallholders’ replanting program (SRP).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The members of Dewan Pers, Agus Sudibyo noticed that the perspective of many medias in Indonesia to manage the national interests should be improved.