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JAKARTA – Market demands, seems like the answer of many problems and public pressure sounded by Non Government Organizations (NGOs) massively and sporadically. The tightened of pressure by the NGOs, as massively also driven to the fundamental change to the global palm oil industry players.

PESISIR SELATAN – Palm oil farmers in Pesisir Selatan Regency seems will be pretty pleased due to the local fresh fruit bunches (FFB) steadily improved. It is recorded from this week, FFB price from Rp850/kg increases into Rp1.050/kg.

JAKARTA – Environment Expert from Gajah Mada University, Tjut Sugandawaty Djohan, stated, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (EF) better to discontinues land forest clearing for palm oil plantation areas, by lengthen the palm oil moratorium period.

KUALA LUMPUR – The “No Palm Oil” campaign labels on a range of food products in France and Belgium are discriminatory, unfair, and baseless, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Douglas Uggah Embas.

MUARASABAK – Integrated Licensing Services Office (ILSO) of Tanjung Jabung Timur (Tanjabtim), jambi Province, recorded along 2014, there are 7 companies which are apply for permit to establish a firm principle in the area.

NEW DELHI – Palm oil imports rate in India for two month in a row of this December due to the increasing of soybean production, said the well-known trading company.

MUKOMUKO - Agriculture, Livestock, Plantation and Forestry (ALPF) Agency of Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province, prohibits local rubber farmers to converts their plants become palm oil.

MAKASSAR – Some of robbers succesfully plunder the money as amount as Rp380 million owned by palm oil farmers group in Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi Province, on Saturday (13/12/2014).

PALUTA – Palm oil farmers in Padang Lawas Utara (Paluta) re-flagging, due to local fresh fruit bunches (FFB) re-down for this week to Rp1.370/kg from the last price were in Rp1.400/kg.

KUALA LUMPUR – Palm  oil exports from Malaysia, which waived a levy on shipment for the final four months of 2014, will probably remain duty-free in January as average prices stay below a threshold for a tax to be imposed.

BANGKOK – PTG Energy Plc, a Stock Exchange of Thailand-listed oil retailer and wholesaler, has joined Tha Chang Industry Group (TCG), Thailand’s leading palm oil producer, to develop the country’s first integrated palm oil complex, worth 4.8 billion baht.

NIGERIA – The Federal Government will be losing N24 billion annually by virtue of its 75 percent import duty waivers to importers of crude palm oil (CPO) operating in Free Trade Zone (FTZ).

JOHANNESBURG – A new biofuel project has been launched in Marblehall in Limpopo Province, located in eastern South Africa, probably being one of world answer in decreasing carbon emission in 50 per cent flight industry.

SAMARINDA – Agriculture Agency of East Borneo Province keep efforts in developing five superior commodities (palm oil, rubber, cocoa, pepper and coconut), so that implemented the strong plantations.

PANGKALAN KERINCI – Some of palm oil plantation companies in Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province, give assistance toward local communities who are hit by flood.

PEKANBARU - Indonesian Bank (IB) estimates in 2015, agriculture and processing industry in Riau Province is being slowdown.

PALANGKARAYA – Ten suspects of crude palm oil (CPO) fraud owned by PT Unggul Lestari which based in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Borneo Province, successfully arrested by local police officer.

JAMBI – Fresh fruit bunches (FFB) price in Jambi Province for 12^th – 18^th December period for FFB from three years old palm oil trees priced in Rp1.268/kg down by Rp 11/kg, from the last price were reached Rp1.279/kg.

JAKARTA - Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) is officially has endorsed by world leading and reliable certification system, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

NGABANG – Regional government of Ngabang, Landak District, West Borneo Province, confirmed that a palm oil company, PT Gapura Alas Makmur (GAM) will take over by PT Plantation Indonesia (HPI Agro).