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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.

InfoSAWIT, ACEH — Efforts to strengthen human resource capacity in the palm oil plantation sector are being intensified. The Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) in collaboration with the Directorate General of Plantations, Ministry of Agriculture, and IPB Training officially opened Technical Training on Palm Oil Plantation Mapping, which will take place from August 5 to 8, 2025, in Aceh Province.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian government reaffirms its commitment to sustainable palm oil plantation practices free from labor exploitation. As of June 30, 2025, a total of 5.03 million hectares, or 89.6% of the total area of palm oil plantations in Malaysia, have obtained Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The price of crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was set at IDR 14,500/kg on Monday (4/8/2025), thus the CPO price dropped by around IDR 100/kg or a decrease of 0.68% compared to the CPO price on Friday (1/7/2025) which reached IDR 14,600/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The Indonesian Planters Society (IPS) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Nalanda Institute to open access to higher education for its members, especially those in remote plantation areas. Through this scholarship scheme, recipients only need to pay IDR 1 million per semester from the normal fee of IDR 8 million, as a form of relief from the campus.

InfoSAWIT, CANBERRA — Wheat futures prices on the Chicago exchange weakened again at the beginning of this week, reaching their lowest point since mid-May and nearly matching the lowest level in the last five years. The abundant supply due to ongoing harvests in the Northern Hemisphere is the main factor pressuring prices.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG — Students from the State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Gunung Djati (SGD) Bandung have once again achieved remarkable success on the national stage. A team from the Biology Study Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, has become one of the 40 winners of the 2025 National Palm Oil Research Competition thanks to their innovation in controlling Ganoderma boninense disease — a pathogen causing basal stem rot that poses a major threat to Indonesia's palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG — Universitas Andalas (UNAND) reaffirms the active role of academia in promoting more sustainable management of the palm oil industry. Through the Center for Environmental Studies (PSLH), UNAND hosted a National Seminar titled "Sustainable Palm Oil Industry Management," held at The ZHM Premiere Hotel, Padang, as part of the series of the Conference and National Working Meeting of the Environmental Study Center Cooperation Agency (BKPSL) and the Western Region Postgraduate Leadership Forum (Forpimpas) Meeting.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) stock is expected to surge for the fifth consecutive month in July 2025, reaching the highest level in nearly two years. This increase comes as production rises beyond export growth, according to a Reuters survey released on Monday (August 4).