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Jakarta –The potency of CPO and the derivatives being good to Italia – reaching 1 – 1,5 millions of tons stimulates Indonesia to sell it in Italia seriously. “They have big capacity but now they are under capacity,” Vice Secretary of Trade, Bayu Khrisnamurti said in Jakarta, as quoted from Antara.

Jakarta–Secretary of Trade, Muhammad Lutfi supports the government’s effort to change the idea to utilize the energy from palm oil. Palm oil is the most efficient product of all kinds of oil. “Palm oil is the most productive product for it can be produced reaching 5 tons per hectare,” Lutfi said in his speech in the EBTKE Connex ceremony in Jakarta Convention Center.

JAKARTA –General Director of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade, Bachrul Chairi, said, palm oil is the strategic industries for Indonesia by hiring 20 millions of workers, both direct and indirect ones involving in the industry. The industries also contribute to the foreign exchange about US$ 19,1 billions in 2013.

Langkat – Knowing palm oil in good price, this urges people in Desa Pasar Rawa Subdistrict Gebang, District Langkatutilize the abandoned area and the field to cultivate palm oil trees.

JAKARTA – Rountable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has cooperated with PT Sinar Meadow International Indonesia, PT Sinar Mas, PT Mikie Oleo Nabati Industri, PT Wilmar, PT Asianagro Agungjaya, PT Musim Mas, serta  PT Megasurya Mas to produce final products of environmental palm oil.

JAKARTA – Ministry of Forestry as the control institution to the forest in Indonesia should be responsible to the constitution about the decision of indigenous forest change.

EKPOMA–West Owan of Regional Government of Edo had planted more than 5.000 palm oil seeds as parts of its contibution to the agriculture development in Nigeria.

JAKARTA – Government of Indonesia represented by Ministry of Trade said, palm oil is not contributor to trade export only but also is a contributor to alleviate poverty.

London – In order to support Indonesia’s commitment to produce sustainable palm oil, the government of Indonesia has published the regulation obliging all palm oil companies in Indonesia to have Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil by the end  of 2014. “Throgh ISPO, our medium term target – to export 100% CSPO production – could be realized in the short term,” Vice Secretary of Trade, Bayu Krisnamurthi said.

Jakarta–Palm oil has the same luck as soybean oil having more expensive price. Soybean oil in the world commodity exchange falls down 8% in last two weeks. Good weather in United States (US) pushes the planting activities. 78% of the soybean harvest in US has been planted since last Sunday. It is higher than last 5 years which was 70%, US Agriculture Departement said. Meanwhile, the palm oil price in last two weeks decreases 6%.

Jakarta –Palm oil businessmen deny to be accused as the environment destroyers for enlarging in the peatland. The facts show, palm oil could be one solution to the abandoned and broken peatland.

London – In a meeting held by 100 members of RSPO members in Europe, with the theme "100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil: Our Shared Responsibility", Vice Secretary of Trade, Bayu Krisnamurthi, emphasized the presence of crude palm oil (CPO) for Indonesia. He thought, palm oil is as same as the Airbus in French, automotive in German or monetary in England.

Bogor – Vice Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia, Rusman Heriawan said, palm oil could be one plantation products to help to decrease green house effect emission.

PEKANBARU – Plantation Agency, Province Riau is preparing themselves in plantation sector, such as, targetting the fresh fruit production to be 35 tons/hectare/year.

JAKARTA – Palm oil industries become the consideration for the businessmen. It was noted, by the end of 2014, Unilever Oleochemical Indonesia, one sub industry of Unilever Indonesia planned to operate its palm oil factory commercially in North Sumatera.

SARAWAK – The developing production of Sarawak Oil Palms in the first four months, 2014 increased 21 %. The progress was hoped to be continued in the rests of this year, within RM 9,08 from RM 7,04, as it was reported byRHB Research, Wednesday (4/6/2014).

LONDON –Director of Market Development, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)for Europe,Danielle Morley said, the food and woof industries will be urged to use sustainable palm oil. But there will be lots of challanges to face. On the other hand, it is in progress.

Philippine–Philippine proposed to converse 8 millions hectare abandoned, unproductive areas to be palm oil plantations. Philippine Daily Inquirer reported it.

KINABATANGAN – More than 400 palm oil trees had been cut off in Riparian in Kinabatangan plantation, Malaysia. As the change, about 4.600 kinds of the original trees were planted by Batu Putih Community Ekowisata Koperasi ( KOPEL ) Restorasi HutanTeam.

BOGOR – Scolar Australian National University, Risa Bhinekawati said in the ceremony “BGA goes to Campus” in Agriculture Institute of Bogor, Saturday, (31/5), Indonesia is potential to plant palm oil