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InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm smallholders in South Sumatra reached a high of Rp3,853.40 per kilogram during the second pricing period of August 2026, with palms aged 10 to 20 years recording the highest benchmark price.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Efforts to strengthen the capacity of Indonesia’s independent oil palm smallholders are continuing, with 87 growers from Aceh Singkil taking part in an Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) implementation training programme in Medan, North Sumatra.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm growers in West Sumatra declined sharply in the third pricing period of August 2026, with the benchmark price for palms aged 10 to 20 years falling Rp113.48 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for independent oil palm smallholders in Riau declined for the August 19–25, 2026 pricing period, with the benchmark price for 9-year-old palms set at Rp3,834.39 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) ended in a withdrawal on Wednesday (August 19, 2026), with the highest bid reaching Rp15,755 per kilogram, down Rp80 per kilogram, or around 0.51%, from the previous day.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for plasma smallholders in Riau Province declined again for the August 19–25, 2026 period. Based on Riau Province’s No. 30 determination for plasma partnership oil palm FFB prices, the price for fruit from 9-year-old palms was set at Rp3,884.10 per kilogram, down Rp57.19 per kilogram from Rp3,941.29 per kilogram in the previous period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is advancing the use of microbial agents and nanotechnology as part of efforts to develop more sustainable approaches to managing diseases in plantation crops, including oil palm, rubber, coffee, cocoa, tea and sugarcane.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It moves slowly and often without visible warning. By the time the symptoms emerge above ground, the damage may already be difficult to reverse.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesian prosecutors have named 25 parties allegedly enriched in a corruption case involving exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives, which were allegedly declared as palm oil mill effluent (POME) and other related products between 2022 and 2024.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – State-owned plantation company PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara is preparing a pilot project for palm oil plasma development in partnership with smallholder cooperatives in North Sumatra, with the initiative expected to serve as a model for similar programmes across Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices offered by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) moved higher on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, reaching Rp15,835 per kilogram for CPO delivered Franco Dumai.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As global markets place increasing emphasis on traceability and sustainability, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification is emerging as an important pathway for strengthening the competitiveness of independent oil palm smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm growers in West Sumatra continued to edge higher during the second pricing period of August 2026.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – IndoAgri delivered stronger financial and operational performance in 2025, supported by higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices, resilient plantation operations and continued expansion of its downstream processing capacity.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Higher plantation productivity became a major driver of Bumitama Agri Ltd.’s performance in the first half of 2026, with internal fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield rising 16% year-on-year to 10.7 tonnes per hectare.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Curiosity about Indonesia’s palm oil industry took Pakistani student Badar Ahmad far beyond the information he had encountered online. What began with questions shaped by social media discussions eventually led him to seek firsthand experience and discover a broader perspective on one of the world’s most debated agricultural commodities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) remained the main engine of growth for Bumitama Agri Ltd. during the first half of 2026, with revenue from the commodity reaching Rp10.27 trillion, up 23 percent from the same period last year.

InfoSAWIT, MUARO JAMBI – Oil palm replanting remains one of the biggest challenges facing independent smallholders, as the transition can reduce plantation productivity and disrupt household income. To address the challenge, the Faculty of Agriculture at Jambi University (UNJA) has provided assistance to independent oil palm farmers in Muaro Jambi Regency.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Eighty-one years after Indonesia declared independence, the challenge is no longer simply to achieve economic growth, but to ensure that ordinary people secure a larger share of the economy they help create.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – An alleged corruption case involving exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives, which investigators say were disguised as palm oil mill effluent (POME), is moving into the trial stage. Eleven defendants are scheduled to appear for their first hearing at the Jakarta Central District Court’s Corruption Court on Tuesday (18/8/2026).