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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Oil palm growers are being encouraged to pay closer attention to black bunch census activities, a field observation method considered crucial for improving crop forecasting accuracy, labor planning, and harvest logistics management across plantations.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Economic growth is not born from claims, but from systems built on consistency. The government’s 8 percent growth target inevitably raises an important question: why has a successful model like palm oil not been used as a benchmark for other sectors?

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Claims that oil palm is a water-intensive crop and a major cause of flooding need to be corrected, according to Hendrayanto, Professor at IPB University, who emphasized that flooding, landslides, and drought are more closely linked to ecosystem degradation, land-use change, and climate anomalies than to the presence of oil palm plantations alone.

InfoSAWIT, BANJARBARU – Based on the latest decision by the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team of South Kalimantan Province for the Second Period of April 2026 (April 16–30, 2026), the benchmark price for oil palm aged 21 years was set to increase by Rp131.26/kg, reaching Rp3,842.86/kg.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG – Indonesia often speaks boldly about energy security. Biodiesel mandates are expanding, the renewable energy mix is being strengthened, fuel imports are being reduced, and palm oil is once again being positioned as a strategic pillar of national energy policy. Yet amid this momentum lies a striking irony: Indonesia is not truly short of energy resources—it is struggling to unlock the enormous energy potential already growing in its own plantations.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry has spent far too long defending itself. As the world moves steadily toward a low-carbon economy, we remain trapped in old debates over deforestation. Yet amid the global wave of green development commitments, the palm oil landscape in fact holds significant untapped potential for decarbonization, the monetization of environmental services, and emerging carbon economy opportunities that have yet to be fully calculated.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – Based on the latest decision by the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team of East Kalimantan Province for the Second Period of April 2026 (April 16–30, 2026), the benchmark price for oil palm FFB aged above 10 years was set to increase by Rp107.91/kg, reaching Rp3,558.33/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry, long recognized as one of the country’s main economic pillars, continues to face serious challenges ranging from deforestation concerns, rising greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and land disputes, to broader social conflicts linked to plantation development.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Based on the latest decision by the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team of Jambi Province, the benchmark price for oil palm FFB in the period of May 1–7, 2026, recorded a slight increase. The price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years was set to rise by Rp9.45/kg, reaching Rp3,903.88/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has set the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Reference Price (HR) for the period May 1–31, 2026 at US$1,049.58 per metric ton (MT) for the calculation of Export Duty (BK) and the Palm Oil Export Levy (PE) administered by the Public Service Agency for Plantation Fund Management.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry has once again reaffirmed its role as one of the country’s key economic pillars, contributing significantly to export earnings, downstream industrialization, renewable energy development, and the welfare of millions of Smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude Palm Oil (CPO) trading at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) ended in withdrawal (WD) on Thursday (April 30, 2026), with the highest bid recorded at Rp15,400/kg, representing an increase of Rp180/kg or around 1.18% compared to Wednesday’s price of Rp15,220/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Based on the latest decision by the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team of West Kalimantan Province, the benchmark price for oil palm FFB in the Fourth Period of April 2026 (covering payments for April 23–30, 2026) recorded a decline. The price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years was set at Rp3,645.64/kg, down Rp117.36/kg from the previous period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The operational performance of the plantation segment of PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk throughout 2025 showed a positive trend, marked by increased production of both fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and crude palm oil (CPO). Improved quality of processed raw materials, along with tighter control over production losses at the mill level, became the key factors supporting this achievement.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk (SSMS) has decided to distribute Rp800 billion in cash dividends to shareholders, equivalent to Rp83.99 per share, or 68.92 percent of profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent entity. The decision was approved at the company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) held today.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan (BPDP) has officially expanded the scope of its 2026 BPDP Research Grant by adding two new strategic commodities—coconut and cocoa—complementing a research focus previously dominated by the oil palm plantation sector. The move is seen as opening wider opportunities for universities, research institutions, and industry partners to participate in innovation development based on Indonesia’s plantation commodities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan (BPDP) has emphasized that the BPDP 2026 Research Grant program will focus on studies capable of delivering tangible impact for the development of Indonesia’s strategic plantation commodities, from upstream to downstream sectors, particularly palm oil, coconut, and cocoa. The change in nomenclature from the Palm Oil Research Grant to the BPDP Research Grant also marks the expansion of commodities covered under the institution’s research funding scheme.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – When the government announced plans to add 2.3 million hectares of new oil palm plantations as part of its national energy security strategy, the most fundamental question emerged upstream: is Indonesia’s palm oil governance healthy enough to sustain expansion on such a scale?

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Referring to the decision of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) pricing team of North Sumatra Plantation and Livestock Agency for the period 29 April – 5 May 2026, the price of North Sumatra palm oil FFB for trees aged 10–20 years increased by Rp15.16/kg to Rp3,921.77/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The crude palm oil (CPO) price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was set at Rp15,220/kg on Wednesday (29/4/2026), marking an increase of Rp98/kg, or around 0.66 percent, compared to the highest bid price on Tuesday (28/4/2026), which stood at Rp15,122/kg.