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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The price of crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) experienced a withdrawal (WD) with the highest offer price for CPO at Rp14,150/kg on Friday (July 11, 2025), marking an increase of approximately Rp50/Kg or 0.35% compared to the CPO price on Thursday (July 10, 2025), which reached Rp14,100/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government continues to enforce the removal of illegal palm oil plantations in conservation areas, but these efforts are fraught with various challenges on the ground. Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni revealed that some plantation companies disguise their activities by using community names, especially in conservation areas like Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Riau.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia has opened a new collaboration space with the Indonesia Palm Oil Strategic Studies (IPOSS) research institution to strengthen sustainable palm oil industry governance. The meeting, held at the Ombudsman RI building in Jakarta on Wednesday (July 9, 2025), marks the beginning of a strategic partnership based on research and oversight of public services in the palm oil sector.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Civil society's hopes for justice regarding banking practices deemed harmful to the environment and infringing on land rights have been put on hold. The South Jakarta District Court has postponed the reading of the decision on the TuK INDONESIA lawsuit against PT Bank Mandiri, originally scheduled for July 3, 2025. The decision is now rescheduled for July 17, 2025, without notification through an open hearing.

InfoSAWIT, SANGATTA – The Kutai Timur Regency Government held a Hearing Meeting (RDP) between the Federation of Militant Labor Unions of the Indonesian Trade Union Alliance Congress (FPBM-KASBI) in Kutim and several palm oil companies operating in the region last Wednesday. The meeting took place in the Arau Room at the Kutai Timur Regent's Office and was facilitated to seek solutions to various labor issues that have arisen in the field.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – East Kalimantan's commitment to promoting the transformation of the palm oil sector was reaffirmed during the Preparatory Meeting for the Regional Consultation Forum (FKD) held last Tuesday. Taking place in the Hevea Meeting Room at the East Kalimantan Provincial Plantation Office, this agenda marks the initial step in designing a roadmap for inclusive and sustainable palm oil transformation.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to the results from the price-setting team for Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Jambi Province, the price of palm oil FFB for the period of July 11-17, 2025, has been agreed upon, showing an increase of Rp60.84 per Kg, bringing the price for palm oil aged 10-20 years to Rp3,248.95 per Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom continued their upward trend on Thursday (10/7/2025), reaching Rp14,100/kg. The price rose by Rp78/kg or about 0.56% compared to Wednesday’s (9/7/2025) highest offer of Rp14,022/kg.

InfoSAWIT, BENGKALIS – A total of 64 members of the Regional Leadership Council (DPD) Level II of the Association of People's Palm Oil Farmers (ASPEKPIR) in Bengkalis Regency for the 2025–2030 period were officially inaugurated on Thursday (July 10, 2025), in a ceremony held at the Datuk Laksamana Bengkalis Regional Building.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The price of crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) experienced a withdrawal (WD) with the highest CPO offer at IDR 14,022/kg on Wednesday (July 9, 2025), marking an increase of approximately IDR 47/kg or 0.34% compared to the CPO price on Tuesday (July 8, 2025), which reached IDR 13,975/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA— PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) is making strides in its mission to manage and secure state assets in the plantation sector. A total of 48 employees from Batch IV have officially been trained and dispatched to four assignment areas: South Sumatra, North Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, and Riau. The training event was held in a hybrid format at Agrinas' headquarters in Jakarta on Monday (July 7, 2025).

InfoSAWIT, BANDA ACEH — The Aceh Tamiang District Attorney's Office has named two individuals as suspects in a corruption case related to the People's Palm Oil Rejuvenation Program (PSR) for the 2022 fiscal year. This case has resulted in state losses estimated at IDR 3.49 billion.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The establishment of the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (PKH) through Presidential Regulation No. 5 of 2025 marks a significant milestone in the restructuring of Indonesia's palm oil industry. This task force has confiscated approximately 1.2 million hectares of palm oil plantations allegedly established by nearly 370 companies within forest areas across nine provinces, including regions in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG - The 3rd Technology and Talent Palm Oil Mill Indonesia (TPOMI) 2025 exhibition and conference commenced on July 8-10, 2025, at the Holiday Inn Bandung Pasteur, West Java. This event serves as a strategic platform to connect industry players, technology providers, academics, and policymakers to strengthen the synergy between technology and human resources in addressing the challenges of sustainable palm oil processing.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - In a recent statement, Dr. Sadino, a Forestry Law expert from Al Azhar University Indonesia, emphasized the need for the government to uphold land rights amidst ongoing disputes over areas claimed as forest zones. He argued that the resolution of land conflicts involving local communities, transmigrants, and plantation entrepreneurs should fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), in accordance with the Basic Agrarian Law (UUPA).

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – The ongoing debate surrounding the enforcement of forest areas in Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN), Riau Province, continues to unfold. The actions of the Forest Area Handling Task Force (Satgas PKH) in relocating communities and cutting down illegal palm oil plantations have sparked varied reactions, including demonstrations and complaints to state institutions.

InfoSAWIT, PELALAWAN – The establishment of partnership plantations under the Primary Cooperative Credit Scheme (KKPA) by PT. Sari Lembah Subur (SLS), a subsidiary of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk, located in Riau, has come under scrutiny. The palm oil plantation company, which has been operating for over three decades in Pelalawan Regency, is alleged to have built a significant portion of its KKPA plantations on forest land, causing serious losses for partner farmers.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to the results from the price determination team for Independent Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) in Riau, as per the Price Determination Letter No. 23 for the period of July 9-15, 2025, the price for 9-year-old independent palm oil has increased by Rp83.40 per kg, now standing at Rp3,290.10 per kg.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – A total of 60 palm oil farmers and their assistants from Batubara Regency, North Sumatra, officially participated in a Technical Training on Palm Oil Cultivation held from June 30 to July 5, 2025, at Hotel AIHO Medan. This event is part of the 2025 Palm Oil Human Resource Development Program, supported by the Palm Oil Fund Management Agency (BPDP) in collaboration with the Directorate General of Plantations (Ditjenbun), Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, and PT Koompasia Enviro Institute (KEI) as the technical training implementer.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to the results from the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Price Determination Team of West Kalimantan, the price for palm oil for the period of July 1-7, 2025, has been set to decrease by Rp20.88 per kg, bringing the price for palm oil aged 10 to 20 years down to Rp3,023.95 per kg.