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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) tender market showed little movement on Friday, with multiple offerings at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara withdrawn after bids failed to meet asking levels, while the broader regional palm oil market remained in consolidation mode as traders awaited key supply and demand data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board next week.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As volatility in global fossil fuel markets continues to pressure industrial operating costs, Indonesia’s state-owned palm oil producer PTPN IV PalmCo is accelerating its transition toward renewable energy by converting palm oil mill waste into biogas-powered electricity—an initiative that is delivering both operational savings and measurable environmental benefits.

InfoSAWIT, SOUTH BENGKULU – The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries is intensifying efforts to strengthen Smallholder capabilities through its Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training Program, a hands-on initiative designed to improve technical knowledge, raise plantation productivity, and promote more sustainable oil palm cultivation across producing regions.

InfoSAWIT, SERDANG BEDAGAI – The release of oil palm genetic resources originating from Tanzania is being viewed as more than a scientific milestone. For both Tanzania and Indonesia, it represents a deepening strategic partnership in agricultural development—one that links research, innovation, and long-term sustainability in the future of the palm oil industry.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan is sharpening the direction of its 2026 Research Grant Program, urging researchers to move beyond academic theory and develop proposals that can be translated into practical industrial solutions, downstream innovation, and measurable economic impact across the palm oil, coconut, and cocoa sectors.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm growers in West Kalimantan moved higher in the first pricing period of May 2026, offering improved returns for Smallholders and plantation producers across the province amid steady upstream palm oil fundamentals.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) trading sentiment remained under pressure on Thursday (May 7, 2026), as Indonesia’s domestic tender market recorded withdrawals while benchmark palm oil futures in Malaysia continued to weaken for a second consecutive trading session.

InfoSAWIT, SERDANG BEDAGAI – Indonesia has taken another strategic step to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of its palm oil industry by expanding its genetic resource base, marking the official release of oil palm germplasm sourced from Tanzania as part of the country’s national plasma germplasm enrichment program.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian plantation company AEP Plantations has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire PT Pinago Utama Tbk, marking a significant expansion move that will strengthen its plantation footprint and production base in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries is deepening strategic cooperation with Papua New Guinea to accelerate sustainable palm oil development and strengthen collaboration among producing nations.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Fresh palm fruit bunch (FFB) prices in North Sumatra posted a modest increase for the May 6–12, 2026 pricing period, offering a slight uplift for growers amid mixed palm oil market sentiment.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has officially set Indonesia’s Biodiesel Market Index Price (HIP BBN) for May 2026 at Rp 14,917 per liter, excluding transportation costs, reinforcing pricing certainty for the country’s strategic biofuel sector.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh palm fruit bunch (FFB) prices in West Sumatra declined during the first pricing period of May 2026, reflecting softer market conditions in the upstream palm oil sector.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices at state marketing agency PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) edged lower on Wednesday (May 6, 2026), while Malaysian palm oil futures closed sharply weaker amid pressure from falling crude oil and soybean oil prices.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and automation are increasingly shaping the future of the global palm oil industry, according to industry leaders attending Palmex Indonesia 2026.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The 16th edition of PALMEX Jakarta officially opened on May 6–7, 2026 at Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO), Kemayoran, bringing together global palm oil stakeholders, technology providers, and investors under the theme “Driving Global Palm Oil Through Innovation and Digital Transformation.”

InfoSAWIT, PALANGKA RAYA – The pricing team for independent Smallholders’ Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Central Kalimantan has set the price for oil palm with 100% tenera composition at Rp3,475.29/kg for the April 16–30, 2026 period.

InfoSAWIT, PALANGKA RAYA – Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) prices for plasma Smallholders in Central Kalimantan declined during the second half of April 2026, according to the provincial FFB pricing team.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Oil Palm Research Center (PPKS) has emphasized the importance of early identification and selection of abnormal oil palm seedlings to ensure plantation quality from the nursery stage onward.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Oil Palm Research Center (PPKS) has emphasized the importance of early identification and selection of abnormal oil palm seedlings to ensure plantation quality from the nursery stage onward.