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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Agriculture mentioned that Indonesia would need about 20 million kiloliters (KL) of crude palm oil (CPO) per year to realize and implement biodiesel program mixed to 50 percent diesel or known as B50. It is one prior program in the era of President Prabowo Subianto, just like Chairman of International Marketing Work Team General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Muhammad Fauzan Ridha, said.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The Assistant II in Economy nd Development Secretariat of City of Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Ingot Ahmad Hutasuhut said that palm oil plantation potential would be massive in the region. He thought, its width would show the big chances to optimally be taken for advantages.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) recently responded the statement about FPIC (Free, Prior, and Informed Consent) standards that might be weakened.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 14.507/kg on Thursday (24/10/2024) that meant to get got increased 1,19% or about Rp 170/kg to Wednesday (23/10/2024) tender that was Rp 14.337/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil biodiesel program that the Government of Indonesia proposed, would be one of strategic solutions to realize energy sovereignty and reduce fossil fuel dependence. But to realize the vision, it needs to prioritize the smallholders to get involved. As the important actors in palm oil supply chain, they played significant roles and should not be put aside.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 23 - 29 October 2024, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting increased increasd Rp 15,96/kg to be Rp 3.328,84/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, PANDEGLANG — The Secretary of General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Heru Tri Widarto said that the plantation sectors contributed to succeed the government’s program namely to reinforce food and energy self-sufficiency. He said that after monitoring the pumping irrigation in the Village of Kalanganyar, Regency of Pandeglang, Tuesday (22/10) and continued to attend one activity to formulate temporary statistic data in 2024 and the estimation numbers in 2025.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Tara Bintang Nusa, Koperasi Produsen Unit Desa Makmur Jaya Labusel, and Memet S Siregar officially proposed to get material test of Chapter 110A paragraph (1) and Chapter 110B paragraph (1) Laws Number 18 / 2013 about Forest Damage Eradication and Prevention or Pencegahan dan Pemberantasan Perusakan Hutan (UU P3H) that was substituted through Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja (UUCK).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – East Jakarta Court officially approved the default that PT Mas Lestari Perkasa (MLP) proposed as crude palm oil (CPO) and palm cooking oil supplier to PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI) and its two subsidiaries. In the session on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, the Court sentenced that AALI and its two subsidiaries should be responsible to pay the compensation about Rp 56 billion to MLP.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government officially established Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) through the President’s Regulation (PR) Number 132 / 2024 about the Plantation Fund Management. It was signed by President Joko Widodo on 18 October 2024 by the end of his reign. The new agency would be gathering, managing, and distributing fund to develop the strategic plantation commodities, such as, palm oil, cocoa, and coconut.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 14.337/kg on Wednesday (23/10/2024) that meant to get increased 1,09% or about Rp 154/kg to Tuesday (22/10/2024) tender that was Rp 14.183/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Delima Hasri Azhari is familiar figure in palm oil plantation sectors in Indonesia. Her significant roles to develop palm oil plantations and industries made her as one figure to be counted on. She was the commissioner at PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN), one enterprise company that operated in plantation sectors nationally.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province to pay the third period FFB - October 2024 (on 16 - 22 October 2024), the 10 – 20 year old FFB is Rp 3.132,46/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – (Crude) palm oil would be th important component in the vegetable oil trade globally in 2024. For its status as the vegetable oil within the most consumption in the world, palm oil plays its significant roles in many sectors, such as, consumption, new renewable energy industries. In Indonesia itself, about 60% of the total palm oil production was about to export to more than 160 countries.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Minister of Forestry, Raja Juli Antoni emphasized his commitment to improve forestry governance namely about transparent data to solve the too late palm oil plantation in forest regions. After getting the mandate in Jakarta, Raja Juli said that palm oil plantations in forest regions would be the complicated issue because of the lack of accurate and transparent data.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Trade officially published the Regulation of Minister of Trade (RMT) Number 26 / 2024 about Palm Oil Derivative Product Exports. It expanded product lists to qualify domestic market obligation (DMO) of Minyakita, from four to be five products.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of The Independent Smallholders and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 39 on 23 - 29 October 2024, the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 15,44/Kg to be Rp 3.332,71/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 14.183/kg on Tuesday (22/10/2024) that meant to get increased 1,16% or about Rp 163/kg to Monday (21/10/2024) tender that was Rp 14.020/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma Smallholders and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 39 on 23 - 29 October 2024, the 9 year old FFB gets increased Rp 2,98/Kg to be Rp 3.358,55/kg.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PO PFMA) and PT Riset Perkebunan Nusantara officially launched series of educative vide with the theme *Sawitflix*. The series would be about to help the planters in Indonesia to understand more about Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification well. This would be important to support the sustainable practices.