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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) market remained under pressure on Wednesday as the latest tender conducted by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) ended in withdrawals, while Malaysian palm oil futures continued their downward trend amid weakness in competing vegetable oil markets.

InfoSAWIT, RIAU – PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) is reinforcing collaboration with the central government, regional administrations, lawmakers, law enforcement authorities, and local communities to advance sustainable oil palm plantation management through the development of cooperative-based smallholder partnership (plasma) schemes in Riau Province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has urged researchers and universities to focus on practical, industry-oriented innovations that address real challenges faced by Indonesia's palm oil sector, emphasizing that research should deliver tangible solutions rather than end as academic publications.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to strengthening human capital development across the palm oil sector, while highlighting the strategic role of the B50 biodiesel mandate in enhancing national energy security and reducing carbon emissions.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for independent oil palm smallholders in Riau Province increased during the pricing period of July 22–28, 2026, providing a modest boost to farmers amid relatively stable crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – A total of 99 independent oil palm smallholders from Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatra, have completed a six-day intensive training program aimed at improving technical skills and promoting sustainable palm oil cultivation practices.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) reference price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) declined on Tuesday (July 21), mirroring weaker sentiment in the global vegetable oils market as Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower for a second consecutive session.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The Riau Provincial Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Committee has approved higher prices for plasma smallholder oil palm crops for the July 22–28, 2026 pricing period, with the benchmark price for nine-year-old palms increasing by Rp39.58 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's mandatory B50 biodiesel program is expected to do more than strengthen the country's energy security—it should also become a catalyst for raising the productivity of the nation's oil palm plantations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – A total of 118 oil palm smallholders from Empat Lawang Regency, South Sumatra, have completed an intensive training program designed to strengthen sustainable cultivation practices and improve plantation productivity.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s oil palm research agenda must evolve beyond academic publications and deliver practical solutions that improve plantation productivity and strengthen the industry’s global competitiveness, according to PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV (PTPN IV) PalmCo President Director Jatmiko Krisna Santosa.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – The South Sumatra Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Committee has approved higher oil palm FFB prices for the second pricing period of July 2026 (July 16–31), with the benchmark price for 10-year-old palms increasing by Rp77.19/kg to Rp3,846.77/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) reference price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN Inacom) strengthened on Monday (July 20), reflecting improving market sentiment alongside higher palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (BMD).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has reaffirmed that the mandatory B50 biodiesel program, implemented in July 2026, remains a key pillar of the country's palm oil strategy, while assuring that funding managed by the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) remains sufficient to finance biodiesel incentives as well as other strategic industry programs.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) has called for stronger collaboration between researchers, industry players, and policymakers to ensure palm oil research produces innovations that can be directly adopted by farmers and commercialized by industry.

InfoSAWIT, NAGAN RAYA – Fifty-five students from the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Study Program at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Teuku Umar University (UTU), have begun a month-long field learning program across Indonesia's strategic industrial sectors, including oil palm plantations, mining operations, and power generation facilities in Aceh Province.

InfoSAWIT, BELITUNG – An innovative organic compost made from Fly Ash and Bottom Ash (FABA) has entered field trials in an oil palm plantation in Belitung, marking a new step toward developing environmentally friendly and cost-effective fertilizer solutions for Indonesia's agricultural sector.

JAKARTA, InfoSAWIT – Indonesia's Ministry of Transmigration has launched an investigation into allegations that land designated for a transmigration settlement overlaps with a palm oil plantation concession in Mekar Jaya Village, West Kikim District, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia's mandatory B50 biodiesel program has been reaffirmed as a strategic pillar in the country's drive toward energy self-sufficiency, with the government highlighting the palm oil industry's growing role in reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels while supporting national development.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – A member of Indonesia's House of Representatives has called on PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara to prioritize palm oil smallholder cooperatives as strategic partners in managing plantations established on forest areas undergoing government restructuring.