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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Mineral dan Batu Bara (Simbara) did not put crude palm oil (CPO) as one commodity in the governance for all these years. But the idea to put CPO into Simbara raised again after Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani delivered her statement. 

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Chairman of Commission IV Indonesian Legislators, Sudin said about palm oil plantation migration issues from Java to Sumatera that had no clear status – would the plantations are in forest production or not. He thought it would be significant to hand over the areas for the smallholders after having data clearly. “We would discuss it with National Land Agency to get the solutions,” he said, as InfoSAWIT quoted from TV Parlemen, Wednesday (24/7/2024).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) and Committee of Research and Development PFMA just selected Research and Development of Grand Riset Sawit (GRS) K24 in 2024. From the selection, 52 proposals would get fund supports.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 12.804/kg on Tuesday (23/7/2024). It meant to get cheaper Rp 6/kg or about 0,05% to Monday (22/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.810/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Independent Smallholders and FFB Documents of Riau province on 24 – 30 July 2024, the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 34,91/Kg to be Rp 2.974,42/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma Smallholders and FFB Documents Number 26 on 24 - 30 July 2024, the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 20,21 /Kg to be Rp 3.012,70/kg.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – The government targeted to realize biodiesel 40 percent mixture (B40) this year. The question remains, would the target be realized after knowing some real issues?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm cooking oil consumption in the markets is the oil that was processed by purifying crude palm oil (CPO).

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource Indonesian Republic started biodiesel 40 percent (B40) fuel for diesel machine in train sector. The kick off was conducted on Monday (22/7/2024) at Pusat Uji Sarana Kereta (PUK) LPN, City of Yogyakarta. B40 is the mixture of 40 percent of crude palm oil (CPO) and 60 percent of diesel.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Vice Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial (AAS)/Head Deputy of National Land Agency (NLA), Raja Juli Antoni emphasized it would be significant to cooperate between the government and palm oil stakeholders to escalate plantation productivity and the people’s welfare. He said that in a Friday event in Jakarta.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) III (Persero) would be optimist to get Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certificate 100 percent by the late of this year.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 12.810/kg on Monday (22/7/2024), it meant to get increase Rp 85/kg or about 0,67% compared to Friday (19/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.725/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province in the third period - July 2024 (to pay FFB on 16-22 July 2024), the 10 – 20 tahun is Rp 2.794,93/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, CIBINONG – The Government of Indonesia keeps escalating to produce strategic commodities nationally, such as, paddy and palm oil. But the ways to escalate their production would be the same with escalating the wastes from the agro-industry. Every year, Indonesia could produce more than 10 tons of paddy husk from the paddy millings; and two million tons of boiler ash from palm oil mill. The wastes are now processed to be economic biosilica.

InfoSAWIT, PASAMAN BARAT – The Regency of Pasaman Barat, West Sumatera Province would try to escalate palm oil plantation productivity of the smallholders by conducting smallholders replanting program (SRP) that would cover 750 hectares. The program would be funded by Ministry of Agriculture Indonesian Republic through Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Democratic party was conducted in Indonesia. There would be new president that would be inaugurated in October 2024. The legislators are also parts of the previous five year - general election.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil is now informed in positive opinions. It is even recommended as the most needed vegetable oil globally not only for foods and other consumers’ products, but also for biodiesel (material). The international scale - positive perceptions are welcome by the elected President Prabowo Subianto that would massively have agenda in palm oil (sectors).

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – The students of Engineering Technic of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo (Umsida) successfully got the second rank in Lomba Karya Tulis Ilmiah (LKTI) that Perhimpunan Mahasiswa Mesin Muhammadiyah conducted in Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (Umsu). They got it by writing articles with the title “Pemanfaatan Energi Biomassa Limbah Cangkang Kelapa Sawit Menjadi Briket Sebagai Bahan Bakar Alternatif.”

InfoSAWIT, BULAGRIA – The Indonesian Ambassador for Bulgaria, Albania, and North Makedonia, Iwan Bogananta played the significant roles to facilitate palm oil downstream product trade from Indonesia for about US$ 10 million for Bulgaria. It was announced in the press release of Indonesian Ambassy in Sofia, Friday (19/7).

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – North Sumatera Province showed its commitment to support palm oil industrial strategic investment downstream (SID). The province has lots of potential both in plantation, forestry, wood. These are the reasons to support SID. Secretary of North Sumatera Province, Arief S Trinugroho said it would be the coordination meeting at Diamond Ballroom, Cambridge Hotel, Medan, Thursday (18/7/2024) lalu.