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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government’s plan to restructure the export governance of natural resource commodities through Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) should be positioned as a reform of supervision and trade transparency systems, rather than merely a change in the actor handling palm oil export transactions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia is preparing to launch a sweeping reform of its natural resource export governance system after President Prabowo Subianto officially announced a new government regulation aimed at tightening oversight of strategic commodity exports, increasing state revenues, and preventing foreign exchange leakages.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has revealed that a significant number of partnership-based Smallholder Palm Oil Replanting Program (PSR) applications continue to fail during both administrative and field verification stages, highlighting persistent structural and regulatory challenges facing Indonesia’s replanting efforts.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased on Tuesday (19/5/2026), tracking stronger sentiment in the regional palm oil market amid rising speculation over Indonesia’s potential export control policies.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government is preparing a major overhaul of the country’s commodity export governance through the planned establishment of a National Export Agency focused on strategic commodities, particularly crude palm oil (CPO), coal, and mineral-based products.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for independent oil palm smallholders in Riau Province climbed again for the period of May 20–26, 2026, reflecting continued strength in the domestic palm oil market.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for plasma smallholder oil palm plantations in Riau Province declined during the May 20–26, 2026 pricing period, following the latest pricing agreement issued by the provincial pricing team.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Smallholder Palm Oil Replanting Program (PSR) continues to face major obstacles, ranging from land legality issues and overlapping regulations to farmers’ concerns over losing income during the replanting period.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – In most accounts of Indonesia’s plantation history, the story of palm oil almost always begins in Tanah Deli, North Sumatra. It is there that commercial oil palm plantations are widely believed to have first flourished before eventually transforming Indonesia into the world’s largest palm oil producer, controlling 57.49 percent of global output today.

InfoSAWIT, SOUTH SORONG – Violence erupted at the oil palm plantation area of PT Permata Putra Mandiri (PPM) in Kais District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, after a mob attack left four workers injured and caused extensive damage to employee housing facilities.

InfoSAWIT, SAROLANGUN – A protest against the operations of PT SMM’s palm oil mill in Sarolangun Regency, Jambi, turned tense on Wednesday (13/5/2026) as dozens of residents, dominated by women and children from Pelawan Jaya Village, gathered outside the Sarolangun Regent’s office demanding the closure of the facility.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) rose again on Monday (18/5/2026), supported by stronger trading sentiment in the Malaysian palm oil futures market amid rising global crude oil prices.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The Riau Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) has named PT MM as a corporate suspect in an alleged environmental crime case linked to oil palm cultivation activities within the buffer zone of the Air Hitam River, a tributary of the Nilo River, in Ukui District, Pelalawan Regency.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – A total of 307 independent oil palm Smallholders in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, have officially received their first-ever Plantation Registration Certificates (STDB), marking an important step toward strengthening traceability and sustainable palm oil governance.

InfoSAWIT, NEW DELHI – India’s annual monsoon rains are expected to arrive earlier than usual this year, raising optimism among farmers seeking to accelerate the planting of key crops including rice, corn, soybeans, and sugarcane.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – The Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team of South Sumatra Province has officially set the highest palm oil FFB price for the second period of May 2026 at Rp3,886.11 per kilogram for 22-year-old oil palm trees.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – While China’s economy is beginning to lose momentum, the global palm oil market is moving in the opposite direction. Demand for crude palm oil (CPO) remains resilient and could even strengthen further amid growing uncertainty in global commodity markets.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government, together with academics and international organizations, is intensifying efforts to strengthen sustainable palm oil diplomacy amid increasingly complex global trade challenges.

InfoSAWIT, MUMBAI – India’s palm oil imports fell sharply by 26% in April 2026, hitting their lowest level in four months as weak demand from the food industry and higher palm oil prices reduced its competitiveness against rival vegetable oils.

InfoSAWIT, SANGATTA – The East Kutai Regency Government in East Kalimantan is preparing to strengthen governance in the palm oil plantation sector through a geospatial land mapping program scheduled for implementation in 2026.