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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil industries did good performance in October 2023. The crude palm oil (CPO) production that reached 4,52 million tons, showed that increasing production up to 9,2% from September that reached 4,14 million tons.

InfoSAWIT, TANAH BUMBU – When the challenge about decreasing land quality and numbers to breed calves in Indonesia, it is significant to revolutionize in the form of revitalization to efficiently get production and escalate food security in national scale.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Asian Agri got Program Penilaian Peringkat Kinerja Perusahaan (PROPER) Award in national scale in green category in 2022-2023 from Ministry of Environment and Forestry on 20 December 2023. The award goes to three business units of Asian Agri that consistently runs good environment governance and qualify more than what the government regulates.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.325/kg on Wednesday (20/12/2023). It means it got more expensive Rp 48/kg or about 0,42% to Tuesday (19/12/2023) tender that was Rp 11.277/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil sector in Central Kalimantan seriously challenge about investment security because of massive fresh fruit bunch (FFB) stealing.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman did attend in the inauguration of central coordinators of Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Perkebunan Inti Rakyat (Aspekpir) Indonesia on 19 December 2023. It was in the hall of Ministry of Agriculture, having focus group discussion about smallholders replanting program (SRP) acceleration, infrastructures, and intercrops program in palm oil plantations belonging to the members of Aspekpir.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of South Sumatera Province in the second period – December 2023 (16 - 31 December 2023) decided on Tuesday, 19 December 2023, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 51,1/Kg to be Rp 2.296,12/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) reported that total October 2023 exports increased 11,4% to be 3,00 million tons from 2,69 million tons in September. 

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) of Independent and FFB Documents for Independent Smallholders in Riau Province on 20 – 26 December 2023, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 48,99/Kg to be Rp 2.512,71/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.200/kg on Monday (18/12/2023). It means it got more expensive Rp 90/kg or about 0,14% to Friday (15/12/2023) tender that was Rp 11.110/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Until now Central Kalimantan Province is third crude palm oil (CPO) producer that reached 17,86% of CPO production nationally that reached 46,82 million tons. The second one is West Kalimantan.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR - According to data published in July 2023 by UFOP (the German Union for the Promotion of Oil and Pro), 27 countries of European members (EU-27) imported less than four million tons of palm oil in July 2022 until the late of June 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange got cheaper on Monday (18/12/2023) because of the slow exports and cheaper soyoil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Assistant Team of Deputy in Food and Agribusiness Coordination Coordinator Ministry in Economy, Ermanto Fahamsyah said that the new ISPO would regulate three main sectors in palm oil industries, they are, the first, about certification regulation in upstream (plantation); the second, about downstream (derivative industries); and the third, about bio energy and every actor in each sector should implement ISPO principles and criteria but there is no written regulation in detail in the president’s regulation (PR).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - As non-profit organization that focuses on sustainable palm oil practices, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) would re-conduct Roundtable Conference (RT). The theme would be ‘Partners for the Next 20’ as the collaboration to face sustainable palm oil challenges.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - As the number one crude palm oil (CPO) producer in the world, Indonesia has its interests to decide CPO price and it was in a rush to establish Indonesian CPO Exchange. The question remains, would CPO price be decided (by Indonesia)?

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – In the meeting with Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Inti Rakyat (Aspekpir) Wes Kalimantan Province, Director of PalmCo, Jatmiko Santosa offered four mainstay programs that he successfully did to accelerate smallholders replanting program (SRP) in Riau.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The 28^th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 6 - 18 November 2023 ended with disappointment. The countries (participants) failed to get ambitious agreement to get green-house gas (GHG) emission reduction to prevent the increasing temperature not more than 1,5 Celsius degree.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Traceability of agricultural products would be the crucial one to guarantee transparency and sustainability. By the publication of European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) that would be actively implementing in the early of 2025, digital platform traceability would be the significant tools.

InfoSAWIT, BRUSSELS – Indonesia and European Union re-confirmed their will to solve the discussion about Indonesian European Union – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA). It was told in bilateral meeting between General Director International Trade Meting Ministry of Trade, Bris Witjaksono and General Director of Trade European Cmmission, Sabine Weyand on Thursday, 7 December 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.