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KUALA LUMPUR, InfoSAWIT — In front of global palm oil industry leaders at the Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT2025) in Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, Group Managing Director of SD Guthrie and Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), delivered a firm message: “Palm oil is not the villain.”

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – For SD Guthrie, success in the palm oil industry is not just about financial profits, but about creating overall welfare. This company believes that the development of sustainable palm oil plantations can only be realized if economic value goes hand in hand with social welfare and environmental preservation. In Guthrie's view, sustainable palm oil is a complete concept—balancing productivity with social and environmental responsibility.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Referring to the results from the Jambi Province Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Price Determination Team, the FFB Palm Oil Prices in Jambi Province for the period October 31 – November 6, 2025, have agreed on FFB palm oil prices for 10–20 years old set to decrease by Rp 39.71/Kg to Rp 3,567.26/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — Marking two decades of striving for sustainable palm oil, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will once again hold its prestigious annual conference RT2025, with the theme “Building the Next 20 Years: Sustainability in Action.” This conference symbolizes RSPO's new determination to go beyond mere discourse towards real action.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) continues to strengthen its organizational governance through the formation of an Executive Committee, expected to increase operational efficiency and expand support for members and stakeholders worldwide.

InfoSAWIT, KAPUAS HULU — Amid the allure of the “Heart of Borneo” nature, palm oil farmers in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, are striving to balance welfare and environmental preservation. In an area where more than half is protected forest, planting palm oil is not just an economic matter, but also about the sustainability of life and ecology. Seeing these challenges, the Indonesian Palm Oil Entrepreneurs Association (GAPKI) is providing real support.

InfoSAWIT, SAMPIT — The commitment to sustainable palm oil management continues to be strengthened through open dialogue between companies, communities, and local institutions. One such example was evident in the Final Consultation on the Assessment of High Conservation Value (NKT), High Carbon Stock (SKT), SIA, FPIC, LTUS, and Participatory Mapping (PM) organized by PT Sonokeling Akreditas Nusantara together with PT Unggul Lestari (UL) at the Meeting Room Pondok Jelawat Resto, Sampit, Kotawaringin Timur Regency, Central Kalimantan, Friday (24/10/2025).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The face of tourism and agribusiness development in Indonesia is increasingly losing its identity. From Sabang to Merauke, more and more forest, coastal, and rural areas are turning into rows of luxury hotels and monoculture plantations. Yet behind the glamour of development lies concern over the loss of biodiversity and social justice. Member of Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Novita Hardini.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The long journey of Indonesia's palm oil industry has recorded extraordinary expansion in the last four decades. Data from the 2024 Palm Oil Outlook published by the Center for Agricultural Data and Information Systems, Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The plantation sub-sector has once again become the savior of Indonesia's trade balance. Based on the 2024 Palm Oil Outlook published by the Center for Agricultural Data and Information Systems, Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) continues to expand its collaboration reach with various stakeholders. Recently, this palm oil fund manager participated in the Indonesia Research and Innovation (InaRI) Expo 2025 organized by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, on October 28–30, 2025.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Soybean meal (soymeal) prices in the European market have surged sharply in recent weeks. Market players say this surge is triggered by the emergence of premiums related to the European Union's deforestation regulation (EUDR) as well as strengthening futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The price of crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) experienced a withdraw (WD) with the highest CPO offer price of Rp. 13,968/kg on Friday (31/10/2025), thus the CPO price recorded a decline of Rp. 38/Kg or about 0.27% compared to the CPO price on Thursday (30/10/2025) which reached Rp. 14,150/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — The research firm BMI, part of Fitch Solutions, raised its projection for the average price of crude palm oil (CPO) in 2025 to RM4,320 per ton, from the previous estimate of RM4,150 per ton.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - When palm oil plantations age and productivity declines, palm oil farmers in Pelalawan find new hope through replanting using Topaz seeds from Asian Agri. In just 29 months since planting, their plantations have started harvesting—faster than the usual palm oil cycle. This experience proves that superior seeds can change the future of palm oil farmers.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil is often called Indonesia's “green gold.” But in an increasingly stringent global market era, that gold could lose its shine if human rights issues are ignored. Regulations and international principles now often scrutinize whether palm businesses have truly protected workers, respected communities, and provided space for victim recovery?

InfoSAWIT, PUTUSSIBAU — Efforts to promote the welfare of palm farmers in the outermost, frontier, and disadvantaged (3T) regions continue to be intensified. Through the support of the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP), the Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers' Forum Association (POPSI) together with Media Perkebunan held Technical Training for Palm Farmers themed “Palm Development for Community Welfare in 3T Areas”, at Hotel Grand Banana, Putussibau, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Friday (31/10).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The government has set the Reference Price (HR) for crude palm oil (CPO) to determine Export Duty (BK) and Export Levy (PE) for the November 2025 period at US$ 963.75 per metric ton (MT). This figure is a slight increase of US$ 0.14 or 0.01% compared to the October 2025 CPO HR of US$ 963.61/MT.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - 2026 seems to be an important momentum for Indonesia's palm oil industry. After three turbulent years due to fertilizer price pressures, export policies, and global energy dynamics, the sector is now embarking on a new path towards more stable and sustainable growth. Various indicators show positive trends: increasing production, returning normal weather, and strong domestic demand. However, behind this optimism, structural challenges still lurk — from ambitious biodiesel policies, slowing replanting, to regulatory uncertainties that could erode the competitiveness of the national palm oil industry.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Center for Studies and Advocacy of Natural Resources Law (PUSTAKA ALAM) revealed shocking findings regarding the implementation of forest area enforcement by the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH).