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InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry needs stronger public communication grounded in data and facts as the sector continues to face global scrutiny over environmental and labor issues.

INFOSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia is stepping up efforts to increase value-added processing and strengthen sustainability across its palm oil industry as the country seeks to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly demanding global market.

INFOSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s palm oil inventories climbed to their highest level in five months in July 2026, but rising stocks have yet to significantly weaken crude palm oil (CPO) prices as the market increasingly focuses on potential supply constraints in 2027.

INFOSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price set by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) rose on Friday, August 28, 2026, while Malaysian palm oil futures also strengthened amid gains in rival vegetable oils and concerns over future production.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm in Jambi Province increased again for the August 28–September 3, 2026 pricing period.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s monsoon season, expected to begin in December, could help cushion the impact of a potential Super El Niño on the country’s palm oil production. However, rainfall patterns over the coming months will remain a key factor in determining the extent of weather-related pressure on output in 2027.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Hospitals across Riau are stepping up preparedness as deteriorating air quality caused by haze raises concerns over a potential increase in respiratory illnesses linked to forest and land fires.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm in West Sumatra rose sharply during the fourth pricing period of August 2026, which applies from August 22 to 31.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) trading at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was withdrawn on Thursday, August 27, 2026, with the highest bid recorded at Rp15,708 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for plasma smallholder oil palm growers in North Sumatra increased again for the August 26–September 2, 2026 pricing period, with the benchmark price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years set at Rp4,073.80 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil export performance surged sharply in June 2026, with total shipments reaching 3.275 million tonnes, up 64.08% from 1.996 million tonnes recorded in May, according to data from the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In many palm oil-producing regions, development is often measured by visible infrastructure such as roads, bridges and public buildings. At PT Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA), however, the company is increasingly shifting its approach toward a different long-term investment: developing people and strengthening the capacity of rural communities.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for independent smallholder partner growers in Riau Province strengthened again for the August 26–September 1, 2026 pricing period, with the benchmark price for nine-year-old oil palm trees reaching Rp3,878.72 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices offered through PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) ended in withdrawal on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), while palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives continued to weaken amid concerns over export demand and the commodity’s competitiveness against rival vegetable oils.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for plasma smallholder oil palm growers in Indonesia's Riau Province moved higher for the August 26-September 1, 2026 pricing period, with nine-year-old palms reaching Rp3,945.62 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) has joined forces with Swedish specialty oils and fats company AAK AB to develop a new specialty oils and fats refinery in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) production rose sharply in June 2026, but stronger domestic consumption and exports outweighed the increase in output, resulting in lower national palm oil inventories.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As climate change, geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions and food price volatility reshape global markets, corporate power across the world's food and agriculture system is becoming increasingly concentrated.

InfoSAWIT, SINGAPORE – Higher operating costs and tighter gross margins did not prevent Kencana Agri from posting stronger earnings in the first half of 2026, as the palm oil producer reported a sharp increase in pre-tax profit and continued growth in net income.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's oil palm sector and other land-based industries are being urged to step up vigilance ahead of September 2026, as the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasts a broader risk of forest and land fires, with several regions expected to face increasingly dry conditions.