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MUKOMUKO – Selagan River straightening in Tanah Rekah and Tanah Harapan Village hit some palm oil plantations belonging to the local people. But officers from National Disaster, District of Mukomuko, Bengkulu Province mentioned, there is no compensation for palm oil. 

SAMARINDA – Head of Plantation Agency, East Kalimantan Province, Etnawati suggested palm oil farmers and plantation businessmen to buy certified seeds.

SAMARINDA – In 2014, Plantation Agency, East Kalimantan Province, through the Regional Technical Unit of Plantation Seeds Supervisor or Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah (UPTD) Pengawasan Benih Perkebunan (PBP) had certified 2.276.291 palm oil seeds.

MUKOMUKO – The cheaper palm oil fruits belonging to the farmers in Mukomuko, Bengkulu Province forces the regional government to make team in validating the fruit price data.

KOTABARU – Palm oil farmers in District of Kotabaru, South Kalimantan Province mentioned, the price of palm oil seeds in some regions increases, starting from Rp20.000/stem to Rp.32.000/stem.

MUKOMUKO – Palm oil plantation investment is predicted to be stagnant in next five years. Indonesian Chambers predited, it happens for the limited areas.

JAMBI – Based on the price fruit making team desicion of Plantation Agency, Jambi Province, in 23 – 29 January, 2015, 1o – 2o year old fruit is Rp1,725.59 /Kg which was only Rp1.713/Kg.

BOGOR – Palm oil farmers union (POFU) mentioned, they are looking for justrice from the Regulation No. 39 / 2014 which revised the Regulation No. 18 / 2004, especially about the partnership which is thought to be unfair. 

SELANGOR - Malaysia Palm Oil Council (MPOC) supports the transparency in palm oil labelling which is made in the new regulation of Food Labelling in European Union. In this case, it is called Food Information to Consumers (FIC) which has been started from December 13th, 2014. 

KUALA LUMPUR – Palm oil plantation company, Felda Global Ventures Holdings(FGV) plans to increase the biodisel production up to three times in the next two years or 2016 by hoping, one third of the production could be consumed locally.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) could gain RM 400 millions from their selling of food and hotels  in the biggest yearly  trade, Gulfood 2015, Arabic Emirate Union, from 8 – 12 February, 2015.

JAKARTA – Indonesia is famously known as the biggest palm oil producer whole over the world. It needs qualified human resources about 7 millions to work there. 

PANGKALAN KERINCI – Regional Enterprice of Tuah Sekata locating in District of Pelalawan will enlarge palm oil about 1.500 hectares in Subdistrict of Ukui. Director of the Regional Enterprice, Sanusi as quoted from Riau Terkini, Wednesday (21/1) said, in 2015 palm oil plantation enlargement will be in the former business licence of PT Sari Lembah Subur (SLS).

SAMARINDA – Plantation Agency, East Kalimantan Province, through the Regional Technical Unit of Plantation Seeds Supervisor or Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah (UPTD) Pengawasan Benih Perkebunan (PBP) reported, in 2014, the agency had certified 2.276.291 palm oil sprouts.

KOTABARU – Palm oil plasma farmers in District of Kotabaru, South Kalimantan Province in January 2015 got Rp2,2 millions per hectare.

GUNUNG BUNGKUK – Livestock, Agriculture and Plantation Agency Benteng mentioned, the farmers decided to change their rice field to be palm oil and rubber plantation. At least, there about 2.100 hectares are changed.

MUARATEBO – Tenths of people in Aburan Batang Tebo Village, Subdistrict of Central Tebo and the villagers of Sepunggur, Subdistrict of Bathin II Babeko, District of Bungo, Wednesday (21/1), came to Court of Tebo to witness the first trial on the claim of 31 hectares belonging to two villagers.

RANONG – The people of Myanmar have started to pile up palm oil for the concern saying that Thailand will import Malaysian palm oil to increase the stocks.