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MUARA TAWEH – Palm oil farmers in District of North Barito, Central Kalimantan Province in last two months are hit by the fruit price. The fruit of PT Antang Ganda Utama, People’s Main Plantation Butong, in February, 2015 decreases from Rp 1.534/kg to be Rp 1.463/kg.

 PALEMBANG – What Ministry of Trade plans to increase the Indonesian exports up to three time folds is welcomed by South Sumatera Province by focusing to boost three main commodities, they are, palm oil, rubber, and mining.

DAIRI – What the farmers in District of Dairi, North Sumatera trying to enlarge and develop palm oil plantations is not supported by the regional government

JAKARTA – Head of Central Statistic Agency (CSA) Suryamin mentioned, palm oil from its price perspective in December 2014 decreased but the volume export of the vegetable oil, including crude palm oil (CPO) from January – December 2014 increased than the volume in same period in 2013.

JAKARTA - PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI), a palm oil company gets Rp 13,25 billions in 2014 from the selling of crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel.

RENGAT – On Sunday (1/2) night, around 6 p.m.,  Police Region Indragiri Hulu (Inhu) was successful to foreclose tens of tons of illegal fertilizer to be planted in palm oil plantation. The fertilizer was the mixture of kinds of diamond, soil and sand, called, Raja Sawit.

SAMARINDA – The two million cow programme in East Kalimantan has the better news from the central government. It is proved, there will be fund allocation to give cows from the Central and Regional Budget – Changes which the numbers are tens of thousands cows.

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Stock Exchange Bhd booked, in 2014, the income before tax increased RM271.759 millions from RM245.580 millions in 2013 . The income increased to be RM503.756 millions from RM474.994 millions in the previous year.

JAMBI – Executive Director of Wahana Linkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) Jambi Province, Musri Nauli said, in the Wetland Forest and Area Study, in Village of Sungai Bungur, Kumpehilir, District of Muarajambi, Jambi Province, Monday (2/1) revealed that, there are at least 350.000 hectares of wetland forest massively broken. The demaged wetland forests nearly reach 50% from 700.000 hectares area of wetland forests in the regions.

NAGAN RAYA – Palm oil farmers in District of Nagan Raya are happy for the palm oil fruit price increases to be Rp 1.450/kg from the previous one which was Rp 1.200/kg.

JAKARTA – Head of Central Statistic Agency (CSA), Suryamin mentioned, the exports from Indonesia in December, 2014 reached US$14,62 billions or the exports increased 7,38% than the exports in November 2014. But year on year, the December exports in 2014 to December 2013 decreased 13,83%.

JAKARTA – Head of Plantation Agency, Riau Province, Zuhler said, Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate is aimed to produce crude palm oil (CPO) and could be in trade in the global markets. The global markets need and buy the CPO from greeny industry which is known from the ISPO.

RANTAU – Palm oil fruit price in Labuhanbatu in last three months decreases. By Sunday (1/2), the price in the collector was Rp 1.100/kg or it decreased from the last day, which was Rp 1.400/kg.

JAKARTA – On Monday (2/2), Central Statistic Agency reported, in January, there was deficit 0,24% with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) about 118,71. While the inflation year on year (January 2015 to January 2014) was 6,96%.

TELUK KUANTAN – Forestry Agency through Tim Terpadu Penertiban Kawasan Hutan or Forest Area Curbing Team  plans to cut off illegal palm oil trees which are in limited production forest (LPF), protected forest and other kinds of forests.

JAKARTA - Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) claimed, biomass technology which is developed is ready to support the domestic production of vegetable fuel (VF).

BANGKOK – For the first time, 9.000 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) arrived in port of Siam Gas, in Samut Prakan, Thailand, Friday (30/1). The CPO will be distributed to the factory to be processed to be cooking oil. The delivery is to fulfill the lack of stocks there.

BELU – District of Belu, East Nusa Tenggara starts to send 178 human resources from the border area of Indonesian Republic – Timor Leste. They will work in palm oil plantation in East Kalimantan.

LONDON - DekelOil Ltd knew, in January, palm oil production was increasing twice folds than its 51% shares in Ayenounan Factory in Ivory Coast. The company hoped to produce 2.000 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) in January more than 100% of CPO in December.

JAKARTA – PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI), palm oil plantation company, Wednesday (28/1) announced, the company has officially acquired 50% shares of PT Kreasijaya Adhikarya. PT Kreasijaya is the Malaysian palm oil business unit having refinery within 2.000 tons/day capacity.