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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Rimba Harapan Sakti (RHS), the subsidiary of Wilmar Group, did get strong partnership with the people around Kawasan Konservasi Sungai Pukun in Village of Pematang Limau, Regency of Seruyan, Central Kalimantan Province to get environmental conservation around the area.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Apical Group, a company that operates palm oil downstream products revealed its ambitious plan in 2024 to escalate market penetration and get wider collaboration. One of its main focus is to get more partners of distributors in Java Island while getting new distribution regions out of Java. This is hoped to reinforce its network and support economic progress locally.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU - PTPN IV PalmCo Region 3 Riau Province reinforced its commitment to support the government’s program to accelerate smallholders replanting program (SRP). One strategic action is by continuing certified/superior seeds procurement program for the smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Trade balance of Indonesia in January 2024 got surplus about US$ 2,02 billion. It did consist of non-oil and gas that reached US$ 3,32 billion and oil and gas deficit about US$ 1,30 billion.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was Rp 11.970/kg on Monday (19/2/2024). It means it got increased Rp 40/kg or about 0,34% to Friday (16/2/2024) tender that was Rp 11.930/kg.

InfoSAWIT, WASHINGTONS – Vegetable oil, particularly palm oil has become one unseparated component from many daily products, such as, food to non-food products, for instance, soap and detergent. Palm oil has been used and applied to many sectors of live but behind its popularity, there are some things deeper for us to consider.

InfoSAWIT, LAMPUNG – About 1000 men in the Regency of Lampung Barat would get help from Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Ketenagakerjaan that the fund derived from palm oil profit sharing.

InfoSAWIT, MUKOMUKO – Agriculture Agency Regency of Mukomuko, Bengkulu Province did cooperate with the Attorney and Police to prevent land use change and function to be palm oil plantation that would threaten agricultural sustainability in the regency. The cooperation would be about to socialize and protect agricultural areas. It refers to some regulations, such as, Decision of Regent of Mukomuko Number 100-726 / 2022 and Regency Regulation Number 1 / 2015 to maintain agricultural area conservation.

InfoSAWIT, PALANGKARAYA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Central Kalimantan Province in the first period – February (1 - 15 February 2024), the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 45,99/Kg to be Rp 2.518,10/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In January 2024, the exports from Indonesia decreased that reached USD 20,52 billion, decreased 8,34 percent from December 2023 (MoM), or decreased 8,06 percent from the same period last year (YoY).

InfoSAWIT, ARAFURU – A Tanker - MT Koan got sank into Arafura Sea. It transported 3.300 tons crude palm oil (CPO) from Korindo Group in Regency of Boven Digoel, South Papua Province, on Wednesday (14/2/2024).

InfoSAWIT, SHAH ALAM – The Government of Malaysia did raid an illegal community in Shah Alam, Selangor, Sunday (18/2/2024). Many Indonesian people stayed there.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Thursday (15/2/2024), Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) did first Commission Trial to know the assumption violation on Chapter 35 article (1) Laws Number 20 / 2008 about Partnership Implementation between PT Hardaya Inti Plantations (PT HIP) and Koperasi Tani Plasma (Koptan) Amanah. It was in the office of KPPU Jakarta to investigate mastery assumption by PT HIP on Koptan Amanah in palm oil plantation project through main – plasma system.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR ― According to research institution, Kenanga Research, crude palm oil (CPO) could be at about RM 3.800 per ton in average in 2024, when vegetable oil stocks are abundant.

InfoSAWIT, DHAKA – To relieve the consumers’ economic pressure for the next Ramadhan days, the Government of Government recently announced some polices to get cheaper products and escalate many important commodity supplies. Even though the policies were published, there was no help realization in many markets.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Palm oil imports in China significantly increased in 2023 that reached to be 4,305 million metric tons. It increased 27% from the previous year.

InfoSAWIT, PERU – The latest report Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) mentioned that some palm oil and cocoa company that operated in Amazon, Peru systematically contribute to new planting, at least, 13.000 hectares (32.000 acre) between in 2012 to 2021 where many forests developed in the country or in Loreto and Ucayali.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) production in Malaysia in 2023 reached 18,55 million metric tons, a little bit increasing 0,53% from the previous year. The numbers were latest data about December offer and demand released by Malaysian Palm Oil Board. (MPOB).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was Rp 11.930/kg on Friday (16/2/2024) that means it got cheaper Rp 69/kg or about 0,58% to Thursday (15/2/2024) tender that was Rp 11.999/kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Palm oil industries in Malaysia would face moderate progress for the next one year with the projection showing that the 2024 crude palm oil (CPO) production would increase in number about 18,50 to 18,75 million metric tons. This shows the increasing production about 0,30% to 1,06% from the previous year.