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InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – It would not be successful to escalate palm oil production when inserting immature palm oil tree between productive palm oil trees.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia successfully diversified its palm oil trade with China, got more than RM 230 million in an agreement during the visit of Deputy Minister of Commodity and Plantation, Malaysia, Datuk Chan Foong Hin. The strategy reflected that Malaysia would focus to expand trade network and get new sectors.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – Deputy Assistant of Investment in Service, Coordinator Ministry in Maritime and Investment, Fara Heliantinamm said that palm oil taskforce identified some companies that did not qualify their obligation, such as, getting business rights, and realizing fasilitas pembangunan kebun masyarakat (FPKM). Data from Sistim Informasi Perijinan Perkebunan (Siperibun) showed that 537 companies did not get business permit even though they should get it since 2016 for plantation activity.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 12.965/kg on Friday (26/7/2024). It meant to get escalated Rp 190/kg or about 1,49% to Thursday (25/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.775/kg.

InfoSAWIT, MALANG – The smallholders in the Regency of Malang complained the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) selling price was cheap and the payment was always be postponed. Samenun, a smallholder from Sub district of Gedangan said, FFB price would be a loss for them. He thought, FFB selling price that the government decided at about Rp 3 thousand per kilogram, but the company just paid Rp 1 thousand per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, MUARO JAMBI – The Regent in duty of Muaro Jambi, Raden Najmi and Governor of Jambi, H. Al Haris M. H, directly saw the first palm oil harvest in Village of Baru, Sub district of Mestong, Regency of Muaro Jambi, Thursday (25/07/2024).

InfoSAWIT, NEW DELHI – Minister of Plantation and Commodity, Malaysia, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani would be optimist about the future of palm oil exports from Malaysia to India. He thought, the better medium class of consumers in the country would be the main factor to the exports.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Musim Mas Group, one biggest palm oil integrated industry in the world did sharing session with the theme “Independent Smallholders Empowerment Program for the Future Sustainable Palm Oil” in Jakarta, Wednesday, 24 July 2024.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Government of Indonesia would expand the roles of Palm Oil Plantation Fun Management Agency (POPFMA) by conversing it to be Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) that would cover many plantation commodities, such as, cocoa, coconut, and rubber. This would be about to escalate competitiveness and plantation productivity of the three which are now left behind from palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was in withdraw (WD) with the highest bid Rp. 12.775/kg on Thursday (25/7/2024). It meant to increase Rp 65/kg, or about 0,51% to Wednesday (24/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.710/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Profvince on 26 July - 1 August 2024, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 39,93/Kg to be Rp 2.949,02/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – 32 civil organizations in the globe sent public documents to Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and urged the non-profit organization in sustainable palm oil industries to postpone the membership for Astra Agro Lestari (AALI), the second biggest palm oil company in Indonesia. They urged it after two weeks prior, Astra Agro announced that the company officially proposed to be RSPO member and it was written by ‘the full support’ statement from RSPO itself.

InfoSAWIT Sumatera, JAKARTA – In the few weeks, the government delivered announcement to increase highest retail price (HRP) of palm cooking oil. Even though HRP is not decided, palm cooking oil in many markets has been more expensive.

InfoSAWIT, ROMA – Minister of Environment and Forestry Indonesian Republic, Siti Nurbaya emphasized that Indonesia would be committed to the ambitious climate targets and natural diversity conservation in the 27^th Committee on Forestry (COFO) in Rome. In the 4^th agenda called "The 2024 Forests of the World: Forestry Innovation Heading to More Sustainable Future’, Siti did appreciate Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) publication about ‘The 2024 Forests of the World’ that showed decreasing deforestation globally.

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) conducted sharing session and roadmap evaluation to support sustainable palm oil (plantation) development in 2022 – 2029. It discussed about palm oil plantation human resource (HR) development that was still running and adjustment with the formulated roadmap.

InfoSAWIT, KALIMANTAN – Palm oil plantation company, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA) emphasized it would be significant to get multi-stakeholder collaboration in the sustainable palm oil operation. But different perception and misunderstanding always happened that could trigger social conflicts. To solve these, BGA conducted the second year Forum Silaturahmi Masyarakat (Forsimas) to develop problem solution and get dialogue with the people.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was in withdraw (WD) with the highest bid Rp. 12.710/kg on Wednesday (24/7/2024). It meant to get cheaper Rp 94/kg or about 0,73% to Tuesday (23/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.804/kg.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 24 - 30 July 2024, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 22,30/kg to be Rp 2.994,68/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial (AAS)/National Land Agency (NLA) would be committed to accelerate palm oil plantation certification process in Indonesia. General Secretary of Ministry of AAS/NLA, Suyus Windayana said that in the Entry Meeting of Systemic Study with Ombudsman Indonesian Republic, Monday (22/07/2024) in Jakarta.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The representatives of Indigenous People of The Awyu and Moi, Papua Province and some other (environmental) activists, handed over 250 thousand petitions to reject palm oil (plantation) permits in Papua to the Supreme Court, Monday (22/7/2024).