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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry is once again facing a major test of resilience as one of the country’s strategic economic sectors. After years of navigating geopolitical tensions, volatile commodity prices, and changing domestic policies, the industry is now confronting another challenge: climate.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) produced by plasma partner smallholders in Riau Province has increased for the September 9–15, 2026 trading period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Forest and land fires have once again affected several parts of Indonesia, disrupting public health, education, transportation, and daily life. The government has responded with firefighting operations, the deployment of security personnel, and arrests of people suspected of deliberately starting fires.

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil downstreaming agenda must begin with improvements in the upstream sector, Minister of National Development Planning and Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Prof. H. Rachmat Pambudy, MS, said.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The crude palm oil (CPO) price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) recorded a withdrawal (WD) in Monday’s trading, September 7, 2026, with the highest bid reaching Rp16,038 per kilogram.

InfoSAWIT, ROKAN HULU – PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) has expanded its social programs for communities around its operational areas through initiatives covering nutrition, education, and access to basic necessities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The issue of palm oil plantations located within forest areas should not be treated solely as the responsibility of the central government. Local governments, particularly regents as regional heads, are considered to have a role and authority in helping resolve problems faced by communities in their respective jurisdictions.

JAKARTA, InfoSAWIT – Enforcement against palm oil plantations located within forest areas should not stop at the installation of warning signs or administrative measures. The government needs to follow up by verifying landholders, tracing the history of land control, and determining the legal status of individual plots to prevent policies from targeting the wrong people.

JAKARTA, InfoSAWIT – A Constitutional Court ruling is being viewed as an important legal instrument to protect communities that have lived for generations in forest areas, particularly those who rely on forest resources to meet their daily needs rather than for large-scale commercial purposes.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Long-running land conflicts in Indonesia’s palm oil-producing regions have prompted renewed calls from civil-society groups for the government to take concrete steps to protect local communities and resolve disputed land claims.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) is calling for stronger cooperation and preparedness among government agencies, businesses, security authorities and local communities to prevent and respond to forest and land fires, known locally as karhutla.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture is stepping up oversight of the palm oil sector, with particular attention to the purchase of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from partner smallholders. The move is aimed at making FFB pricing more transparent and fair while shortening the supply chain between farmers and palm oil mills.

InfoSAWIT, PALANGKA RAYA – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for smallholder oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan rose during the second period of August 2026, with the highest price for plasma partner smallholders reaching Rp3,766.73 per kilogram for palms aged 10–20 years.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Indonesia’s palm oil industry is entering 2026 with relatively strong price prospects, although market performance will continue to depend on production, domestic consumption, exports and government policies, particularly the national biodiesel program.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was set at Rp16,025 per kilogram on Friday (September 4, 2026), down Rp73/kg or around 0.45% from Rp16,098/kg recorded on Thursday.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm in Jambi Province increased again for the September 4–10, 2026 period. Based on the results of the Jambi Provincial Oil Palm FFB Price Determination Team meeting, the FFB price for oil palms aged 10–20 years was set at Rp3,920.27 per kilogram, up Rp6.78 per kilogram from Rp3,913.49 per kilogram in the previous period.

InfoSAWIT, SIMALUNGUN – A fire broke out at the PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia factory in the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Bosar Maligas, Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday (September 3, 2026). Three workers died after reportedly jumping from the sixth floor of the building while attempting to escape the flames and heavy smoke.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Oleochemical Producers Association (APOLIN) has expressed its deepest condolences and concern following a fire at the facility of PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia in the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), North Sumatra. The incident resulted in fatalities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – A civil society coalition has submitted its draft of Indonesia’s Indigenous Peoples Bill to the House of Representatives’ Legislative Body (Baleg DPR RI), highlighting 11 critical issues aimed at strengthening legal protection for indigenous communities and their customary territories.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – The official fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price for oil palm in West Sumatra declined during the first September 2026 pricing period, with FFB from 10–20-year-old plantations set at IDR 4,005.47 per kilogram.