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InfoSAWIT, ACEH BARAT DAYA – Palm oil smallholders in Aceh’s Nagan Raya and Aceh Barat Daya (Abdya) regencies are calling for greater government oversight after claiming that fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices remain disproportionately low despite strong crude palm oil (CPO) market performance.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices in Jambi remained largely stable for the June 19–25, 2026 pricing period, with only a marginal adjustment recorded by the provincial FFB Pricing Committee.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) trading at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) recorded a withdrawal (WD) on Friday, June 19, 2026, despite higher bid prices compared with the previous session.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices in North Sumatra increased significantly for the June 17–23, 2026 pricing period, according to the province’s official FFB Pricing Committee. The benchmark price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years rose by Rp159.30 per kilogram to reach Rp3,879.39/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has confirmed that the retail price ceiling (HET) for subsidized cooking oil brand MINYAKITA will remain unchanged at Rp15,700 per liter, while efforts are being intensified to improve product distribution and availability across the country.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – The Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Committee of South Sumatra Province has set the benchmark price for 10–20-year-old oil palm trees at Rp3,723.87 per kilogram for the second pricing period of June 2026, covering June 16–30.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s planned single-gate export system for strategic natural resource commodities has drawn renewed scrutiny from palm oil smallholders, who fear additional costs could eventually reduce fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices at the farm level.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – The global palm oil industry may face renewed supply challenges in the second half of 2026 as weather forecasters warn of a strengthening El Niño event, raising concerns over production prospects in both Indonesia and Malaysia. A tighter supply outlook could, in turn, provide further support for crude palm oil (CPO) prices in international markets.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s domestic crude palm oil (CPO) market strengthened on Thursday, even as benchmark palm oil futures in Malaysia moved lower amid weakness in global energy and vegetable oil markets.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) market is expected to remain on a positive trajectory this week, supported by strong Malaysian export performance, a rebound in competing vegetable oils, and growing market attention toward the country’s upcoming B50 biodiesel program.

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil downstream industry is expanding beyond food, biofuel, and oleochemicals, finding new opportunities within the country’s creative economy as entrepreneurs develop innovative products derived from palm-based materials.

InfoSAWIT, TANAH BUMBU – Indonesia’s government is looking to expand palm oil-cattle integration programs nationwide after a successful model in South Kalimantan demonstrated its potential to boost domestic beef production and reduce the country’s reliance on imported cattle and meat.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – State-owned plantation company PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) is expanding its sustainability-driven business transformation through a strategic partnership initiative with a South Korean consortium aimed at developing palm biomass-based green energy and accelerating downstream palm oil industries.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower on Thursday as weaker crude oil prices and declines in competing vegetable oils across major global markets pressured sentiment.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tenders conducted by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) ended in withdrawals on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, despite recording higher bid levels compared with the previous trading session.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Plasma smallholder palm oil growers in Riau received a modest boost after provincial authorities approved a slight increase in Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for the June 17–23, 2026 pricing period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – For Australian livestock practitioner Richard Armstrong Slansy, integrating cattle production into oil palm plantations—known in Indonesia as SISKA—is not merely a technical concept or a demonstration project worthy of conference discussions.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices in West Kalimantan recorded a significant increase during the second pricing period of June 2026, providing a positive boost for palm oil growers across the province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Global oleochemicals production capacity continues to expand, but market demand is not keeping pace. Amid abundant supply and increasingly complex access to raw materials and export markets, industry players are once again asking a fundamental question: who truly captures value along the industry's lengthy supply chain?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Amid persistent challenges facing Indonesia's independent oil palm smallholders, a group of farmers in West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, is pursuing an ambitious goal: establishing a palm oil mill owned and managed by farmers themselves through a cooperative model.