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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp 12.735/kg on Monday (3/6/2024) that meant to get more expensive Rp 13/kg or about 0,1% to Friday (31/5/2024) tender that was Rp 12.722/kg.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – On 30 April to 4 May 2024, palm oil cultivation technic training was conducted in North Sumatera Province. It was joined by about 75 smallholders from Regency of Asahan in Hotel Grand Dhika, Medan. It was also part of Sumber Daya Manusia Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit (SDMPKS) development that was supported by Palm Oil Fund Management Agency (PFMA) and General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) Training.

InfoSAWIT, ROHUL - Head of Plantation Agency Regency of Rokan Hulu, CH. Agung Nugroho also fully supported the independent smallholders that want to join the organization and get ISPO certificate. He thought, ISPO certificate would be mandatory for every planter including them.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Plantation Protection Research Team of PPKS, Agus Susanto told that stem base rot caused by Ganoderma boninense where the plantations with such disease laid on about 118 thousand hectares. “The economic losses could be more than 4 trillion per year,” he said.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) did welcome the visit of Minister of Climate and Environment Norway, Andreas Bjelland Erikson in Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Sunday. It was about to discuss the cooperation between the two countries and palm oil discriminatory issues.

InfoSAWIT, WEST PASAMAN – Regency of West Pasaman, West Sumatera Province realized smallholders replanting program (SRP) that laid on 2.099 hectares since 2018 to 2023. The program would be about to escalate plantation productivity and smallholders’ welfare in the regency.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Biodiesel expert of Institut Teknoolgi Bandung (ITB), Tatang Hernas Soerawidjaja said that Indonesia could potentially have the chance to develop vegetable oil namely from palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, MANOKWARI – Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman targeted that Regency of Manokwari, West Papua Province would be the best sample to develop palm oil downstream industries and would have a change to get export activities. He thought, Papua is the strategic one for massively having potential areas.

InfoSAWIT, PALU – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agecy, General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) Training did palm oil human resource (HR) training in Central Sulawesi Province. It was a five day – training from 27 May to 31 May 2024, in Swiss-Belhotel Silae Palu within 84 smallholders in North Morowali.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil certification would be the main focus to realize sustainable agricultural practices. But even though kinds of certification scheme run, some weaknesses need attention to get it more effective.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Referrrig to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 31 May – 6 June 2024, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 8,83/Kg to be Rp 2.761,27/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price (RP) to decide out fee (OF) and tariff on Public Service Obligation Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) or known as export levy in June 2024 would be US$ 778,82/metric ton (MT). The numbers got cheaper US$ 98,46 or 11,22 percent from May 2024 thtt was US$ 877,28/MT.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp 12.722/kg on Friday (31/5/2024) that meant to get escalated Rp 134/kg or about 1,06% to Thursday (30/5/2024) tender that reached Rp 12.588/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To implement biodiesel mandatory program regulated in the Chapter 18 paragraph (1a) President’s Regulation Number 66 / 2018 about the Second Substitution on President’s Regulation Number 61 / 2015 about Palm Oil Fund Allocation and Collection, we hereby informed that crude palm oil conversion to be biodiesel would be 85 US$/metric ton and market index price (MIP) of vegetable oil – biodiesel in June 2024 would be Rp 11.732/liter added by transportation costs that would be effective since on 1 June 2024.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to calculate FFB price in the second period I – May 2024 (16-31 May 2024), the > 10 year old FFB is getting escalated Rp 35,12/kg to be Rp 2.599,86/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Some smallholders’ associations, such as Perkumpulan Organisasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia Jaya (POPSI), Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (Apkasindo) Perjuangan, and Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) met with PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (PT KPBN) to discuss physical trade of crude palm oil (CPO) in PT KPBN (Inacom).

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Governor in duty of North Sumatera Province, Hassanudin hoped to get palm oil industrial governance better for the future. This would be very important because palm oil industries would be the main motor of economic progress in the province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource (EMR) through Balai Besar Pengujian Minyak dan Gas Bumi (BBPMGB) LEMIGAS did diesel test that is mixed with vegetable fuel – biodiesel for about 40% or known as B40. The focus would be out of automotive in 2024.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp 12.588/kg on Thursday (30/5/2024) which meant to increase Rp 53/kg or about 0,42% to Wednesday (29/5/2024) tender that was Rp 12.535/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PASER – To escalate palm oil human resource (HR) quality, Palm Oil Plantation Fund management Agency (PFMA) conducted harvest and post-harvest technical training.