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InfoSAWIT, BALIKPAPAN – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has reaffirmed that innovation, productivity improvement, downstream development, and stronger collaboration among stakeholders will be essential to maintaining the global competitiveness of Indonesia's palm oil industry. The message was delivered during the 9th Borneo Forum 2026, held in Balikpapan under the theme "Resilience, Innovation, and Transformation: Empowering the Palm Oil Industry Beyond Sustainability."

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has officially set the Market Index Price (HIP) for biodiesel at Rp14,924 per liter for August 2026, excluding transportation costs. The new benchmark took effect on August 1, 2026, and will serve as the pricing reference for the country's Mandatory Biodiesel Program.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices in Indonesia's West Sumatra Province increased during the first pricing period of August 2026, supported by firmer crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel values used in the provincial pricing formula.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) reference price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) slipped slightly on Thursday (August 6), tracking weaker sentiment in the Malaysian palm oil futures market amid expectations of rising palm oil output and inventories.

InfoSAWIT, KETAPANG – Sustainable palm oil certification is delivering benefits beyond improved farm management, with an independent smallholder organization in West Kalimantan channeling RSPO incentive funds into education, village infrastructure, environmental greening, and orangutan conservation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) industry continued to reinforce its position as one of the country's leading export earners during the first half of 2026, with export value increasing 7.32% year-on-year, supported by stronger global palm oil prices.

InfoSAWIT, PUTUSSIBAU – The Kapuas Hulu Regency Government in West Kalimantan will review the Spatial Utilization Suitability Approval (PKKPR) granted to PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (PT ESR) following growing concerns over land-use planning, indigenous territories, and orangutan habitat within the company's concession area.

InfoSAWIT, LEBAK – Indonesia's dry season is providing an unexpected boost to rural palm-based enterprises, with demand for traditional palm frond blinds, locally known as krey sawit, surging sharply and doubling the weekly revenue of many artisans and collectors in Lebak Regency, Banten.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) market saw another subdued trading session on Wednesday after all major tenders held by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) ended in withdrawals, even as Malaysian palm oil futures continued their upward momentum for a second consecutive day.

InfoSAWIT, BATURAJA – A total of 91 oil palm smallholders from Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra, have completed an intensive cultivation training program aimed at improving plantation productivity through better farming practices and stronger technical capacity. The initiative forms part of Indonesia's 2026 Oil Palm Plantation Human Resources Development Program supported by the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - As climate experts warn of a prolonged El Niño phenomenon that could potentially continue into early 2027, Indonesia once again faces a classic and daunting threat: forest and land fires. A prolonged El Niño will severely test Indonesia’s ecological resilience.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – A total of 128 independent oil palm smallholders from Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatra, have completed an intensive cultivation training program designed to improve plantation productivity through the adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). The initiative forms part of Indonesia's 2026 Oil Palm Plantation Human Resources Development Program.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's proposal to centralize natural resource exports through a single export gateway is gaining attention across the palm oil industry, with supporters viewing it as a tool to improve trade governance while market participants warn it could create fresh uncertainty for exporters.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for independent oil palm smallholders in Riau Province increased for the pricing period of August 5–11, 2026, with nine-year-old palms recording the highest benchmark price of Rp3,936.63 per kilogram, up Rp23.35/kg from the previous period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom strengthened on Tuesday (August 4), tracking a recovery in the Malaysian palm oil futures market amid firmer rival edible oils and rising crude oil prices.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for plasma smallholders in Riau Province increased during the pricing period of August 5–11, 2026, with plantations aged nine years recording the highest gain following the latest decision by the provincial pricing committee.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Sumber Tani Agung Resources Tbk (STAA) posted solid revenue growth during the first half of 2026, supported by stronger downstream operations and improved selling prices despite lower fresh fruit bunch (FFB) and crude palm oil (CPO) production.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Indonesia’s Smallholder Palm Oil Replanting Program (PSR) continues to face significant challenges in North Sumatra, where regulatory issues surrounding land legality remain the primary obstacle to achieving government replanting targets.

InfoSAWIT, NORTH KONAWE – The North Konawe Regency Government in Southeast Sulawesi is intensifying the registration of oil palm smallholders as part of a broader effort to strengthen plantation legality and accelerate the implementation of sustainable palm oil practices through the issuance of Cultivation Registration Certificates (STDB) and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification.

InfoSAWIT, BANDA ACEH – The Aceh Provincial Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team has announced new oil palm FFB purchasing prices for the period July 29–August 11, 2026, with the highest price reaching Rp3,763 per kilogram for plasma smallholders whose plantations are between 10 and 20 years old in eastern Aceh.