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InfoSAWIT, SEKADAU – Regent of Sekadau, Aron attended Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification training in the hall of SMK Negeri Sekadau, Monday (23/9/2024). It was about to increase the planters’ insight about sustainable practices in plantation sectors.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –August 2024 exports from Indonesia hit the highest record in the past 20 months that reached US$ 23,56 billion or since December 2022. It showed the big hit when facing the economic challenges globally.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 13.570/kg on Tuesday (24/9/2024). It meant to get cheaper Rp 70/kg or about 0,51% to Monday (23/9/2024) tender that was Rp 13.640/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of The Independent Smallholders and FFB Documents of Riau Province on 25 September – 1 October 2024, the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 0,75/Kg to be Rp 3.108,42/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – Wilmar officially launched Program Sinergi dan Pemberdayaan Petani Kecil (PROSPEK) that was targeted to help about 26 thousand smallholders in the company’s supply chain in Indonesia. The program would be about to reinforce sustainable agricultural practices and increase their welfare.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma Smallholders and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 35 on 25 September – 1 October 2024, the 9 year old FFB is getting better Rp 36,28/Kg to be Rp 3.208,52/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Chairman of Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS), Sabarudin said that the implementation of jurisdiction certification could be the solution to minimize the costs of certification process for the smallholders. The initiative could also help them, namely in finance, to get Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Herdrajat Natawijaya, Secretariat Head of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) Commission said that since 2025, every palm oil planter both the smallholders and stakeholders should have ISPO certificate. This would be about to accelerate sustainable palm oil practices in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the past 13 years, Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) program would always be encouraged for the planters to implement both the companies and independent smallholders. Until now, ISPO certification realization is far from the target. Of the total palm oil plantations in Indonesia that laid on about 16,38 million hectares, only 5,84 million hectares or 35,6% got certified with the new certification about 1.077.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 13.640/kg on Monday (23/9/2024). It meant to get increased Rp 233/kg or about 1,74% to Friday (20/9/2024) tender that was Rp 13.407/kg.

InfoSAWIT, INDIA – Director of Godrej International, Dorab Mistry mentioned the latest projection about palm oil price at Malaysian Derivatives Exchange. He thought, palm oil could be at about RM 3.700 to RM 4.500 per ton that started until now until June 2025. He was optimist that the new bull trade would be starting in January to March 2024. It may happen for the increasing demands heading to Chinese New Year and Ramadhan.

InfoSAWIT, INDIA - Dorab Mistry, Director of Godrej International delivered new projection about palm oil production and its price in 2024 to 2025. He thought, even though palm oil production in Indonesia once got decreased to 2023, the better climate in 2024 could indicate that the production would remain stable. Meanwhile, palm oil production in Malaysia could be better than it in the previous expectation that could be reaching 19,7 million metric tons.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) was not satisfied about the latest article that Reuters published through Context - platform. The article written by Adi Renaldi, a correspondent in Southeast Asia for Thomson Reuters Foundation, was taken to deliver unfair opinion and would potentially damage palm oil industries’ images in Indonesia. The article discussed about environmental, climate changes, and forest cut issues that related to palm oil industries but were bias and did not reflect the field realities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – After having the long process, Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PO PFMA) announced 10 the best finalists in Lomba Riset Sawit in the 2023 – 2024 Student Level. It referred to the announcement Number Peng-2/DPKS.4/2024. As what InfoSAWIT saw the announcement, Monday (23/9/2024), 40 groups of students got the fund from PO PFMA to conduct research that focused on palm oil innovations.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Governor in duty of Riau, Rahman Hadi accepted the visit of doctoral student of Tokyo University of Agriculture, Prima Ghandi at Riau Governor’s office at Jalan Diponegoro, City of Pekanbaru, Saturday (21/9/2024). It was about to the plan to research palm oil downstream industries in the province and discuss the investment potential in the sector by Japan.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province to decide FFB price in the third period - September 2024 (to pay FFB on 16 - 22 September 2024), the 10 – 20 year old FFB is Rp 2.938,94/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, NORTH BENGKULU – Regency of North Bengkulu through Plantation Agency North Bengkulu handed over cultivation documents for the smallholders/planters in the Village of Taba Tembilang. It was running at the office of Koperasi Serba Usaha (KSU) Bina Karya Mandiri and would be the significant moment for them to increase their area legal.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Coordinator Minister in Maritime and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that it would need to improve palm oil governance by implementing Sistem Informasi Mineral dan Batu Bara (SIMBARA) for being successful if implemented with other commodities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The agrarian conflicts in Indonesia keep being the unsolved issues namely about indigenous land rights and natural resource cultivation of big companies. One conflict took place in the Village of Pasir Mayang, East Kalimantan where the indigenous people fought for to get their indigenous land that palm oil company took over to be palm oil plantations.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – East Kalimantan Province, as one biggest palm oil producer in Indonesia, would keep reinforcing its commitment to the sustainable environment by establishing high conservation value areas (HCVA). It would be significant to conduct integrated discussion about the formulation of the 2024 – 2030 roadmap for HCVA in the province to realize the goals.