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InfoSAWIT, BELITUNG TIMUR — The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is expanding its role in strengthening regional economies based on agriculture. Through its Plantation Crop Research Center, BRIN has partnered with the East Belitung Regency Agriculture and Food Office to organize a training program on palm oil cultivation techniques to create skilled palm oil farmers.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – PublicInvestment Bank Bhd (PublicInvest Research) has cautioned that Malaysian CPO exports remain subject to a universal 10% tariff, despite a temporary 90-day pause in retaliatory tariffs between the US and China. This is expected to add a cost burden for consumers in the US.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – The Jambi Province Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team has set the FFB price for the period of August 8-14, 2025. The price for palm oil aged 10-20 years has been agreed to increase by IDR 46.54/kg, reaching IDR 3,538.87/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Crude Palm Oil (CPO) price at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was withdrawn on Thursday (August 7, 2025), with the highest offered CPO price being IDR 14,500/kg. This represents a decrease of approximately IDR 100/Kg, or a 0.68% drop, compared to the Wednesday (July 6, 2025) price of IDR 14,600/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the fulfillment of employee rights at PT Duta Palma. This statement was made during a coordination meeting held by the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) in Jakarta on Tuesday, August 5, to discuss labor issues at the company.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Based on the results from the West Kalimantan Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team, the price for palm oil aged 10-20 years has been set to increase by IDR 93.77 per Kg, reaching IDR 3,335.21 per Kg for the period of August 1-7, 2025.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's trade balance once again posted positive performance in the first half of this year. Minister of Trade Budi Santoso announced that the cumulative trade surplus for H1 2025 reached US19.48billion,a significant increase fromUS15.58 billion in the same period last year.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) inventory is expected to continue to rise in the coming months, driven by increased production and more favorable harvest patterns. However, various research firms project that the total national stock will remain below the two million ton threshold, reflecting a relatively tight market.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk (TBLA) posted impressive performance during the first quarter of 2025, supported by a rise in the price of palm oil products and a significant contribution from the biodiesel segment. According to the company's quarterly report, cited by InfoSAWIT on Thursday (7/8/2025), TBLA showed solid growth in revenue, operating profit, and EBITDA, which increased by 27.7%, 30.2%, and 21.7% respectively, compared to the same period last year.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Based on the results from the North Sumatra (Sumut) Province Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) price-setting team for the period of July 6-12, 2025, the price for FFB from 10-20 year-old oil palm trees has been set at Rp3,592.67/Kg, an increase of Rp14.22/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The price of crude palm oil (CPO) at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was set at Rp14,600/kg on Wednesday (6/8/2025). This marks a decline of approximately Rp89/kg, or a 0.61% drop, compared to the previous day's price of Rp14,689/kg on Tuesday (5/7/2025).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (Lonsum) recorded solid financial performance during the first half of 2025, despite facing agribusiness sector challenges such as fluctuating commodity prices, unpredictable weather, and global uncertainty.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk (SIMP Group) reported encouraging financial results for the first half of 2025. In its interim consolidated financial report for the period ended June 30, 2025, the company showed significant growth in both production and profitability.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Cross-sector commitment to advancing education and human resources has been reinforced. On Sunday (August 3), at the Institut Nalanda campus in Jakarta, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Institut Nalanda and the Indonesian Planters Society (IPS). This momentum was facilitated by the Buddhist Community Guidance Organizer (Bimas) of the Ministry of Religion of East Jakarta.

InfoSAWIT, NEW DELHI — India has recorded a significant surge in palm oil imports. Throughout June 2025, the country's palm oil import volume reached 953,000 metric tons, soaring 61% compared to the previous month and marking the highest level in the last 11 months. This increase was driven by dwindling domestic stocks and favorable price differentials compared to other vegetable oils such as soybean and sunflower oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Deputy Chairman of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Nurdin Halid, encourages PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) to play a more active role in accelerating the transformation of the national palm oil industry. In his view, digitalization that focuses on sustainability and environmental impact must be the main axis of change in this strategic sector.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) has set the Market Index Price (HIP) for biodiesel in August 2025 at Rp13,527 per liter, plus transportation costs, which is an increase of Rp635 compared to July, which reached Rp12,874/Liter.

InfoSAWIT, PALANGKARAYA – Referring to the results from the price determination team for Fresh Fruit Bunches (TBS) of Palm Oil in Central Kalimantan Province, for the period II-July (July 16-31, 2025), it has been agreed that the price of palm oil aged 10-20 years increases by Rp129.51/Kg to Rp3,295.71/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The price of crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was set at Rp14,689/kg on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), thus the CPO price increased by approximately Rp189/Kg or a rise of 1.3% compared to the CPO price on Monday (August 4, 2025), which reached Rp14,500/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Referring to the results from the price determination team for Independent Fresh Fruit Bunches (TBS) of Palm Oil in Riau Province, based on the Price Determination Letter No. 27 for the period of August 6-12, 2025, it has been agreed that the price of 9-year-old palm oil in Riau increases by Rp37.3/kg to Rp3,533.59/kg.