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InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – To protect the planters (smallholders) and get fair fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price, Ministry of Agriculture through General Directorate of Plantation published regulation of minister of agriculture (RMA) about FFB Purchasing Price Guidelines for Planters’ Production. This is about to avoid unhealthy competition among palm oil plantation companies.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Innovation by combining among technology, sustainable cultivation practices, transparency claim, and free deforestation from the markets in the globe is believed to be realized but everything must be done together.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.123/kg on Monday (11/12/2023). It means, it got more expensive Rp 77/kg or about 0,76% compared to Friday (8/12/2023) tender that was Rp 11.046/kg.

InfoSAWIT, NEW DELHI – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange decreased on Monday (11/12/2023). It happened for the decreasing export that might mean decreasing demands in the early days of cold season.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – To reinforce companionship, promote collaboration, escalate knowledge, facilitate cultural exchange and develop professional network between Malaysia and Indonesia, Indonesian Planters Society (IPS) and The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) did memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed by Chairman of ISP Malaysia, Datuk Haji Daud Amatzin and Chairman of IPS, Jamalul in Le Polonia Hotel, Medan, North Sumatera on 8 December 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation development must have something to do with research, for instance, it needs to get breeding research if (one company) wants to get (plant) superior seeds. This is same with developing downstream industries nationally.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Researcher of ECOSOC Institute, Sri Palupi said that JTF EUDR did not involve every party in palm oil supply chain. In fact, JTF EUDR should make dialogue and confirm every process in palm oil sources.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - It is a dilemma for stakeholders to develop palm oil production sustainably. The biggest issues are the numbers (of cash) to spent in improving sustainable principles and criteria. This happens because the best and sustainable cultivation practices would be different from the implementation

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Abdul Hamdan Nasution, a 32 – year of experienced plantation practitioner shared his experiences through his book – Buku Panduan Sawit Kunci Planter Era Gen Z (Bekal sukses Asisten perkebunan),

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil industries have become the backbones of economy in Indonesia. But as they develop, many challenges are ahead to improve the governance. One big issue to immediately be solved is area legal particularly belonging to corporates and smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil campaign got the new touch with consistent breakthrough and did in international scale. The labors and stakeholders from Indonesia did direct campaign in European Union (EU) regions.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch Team of South Sumatera Province in the first period - December 2023 (1 - 15 December 2023), decided on Wednesday, 8 December 2023 the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 1,71/Kg to be Rp 2.347,22/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, SANGGAU – The representative of Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan (BPKP) West Kalimantan Province assigned team to audit financial loss about smallholders replanting program (SRP) in Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Sinar Mulia in District of Sanggau in 2019/ 2020.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.046/kg on Friday (8/12/2023). It means it got more expensive Rp 133/kg or about 1,21% compared to Thursday (7/12/2023) tender that was Rp 10.913/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange increased on Friday (8/12/2023). It happened for other vegetable oils got more expensive and it stopped the decreasing price for five sessions in the previous.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Enterprises and Holding Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) officially established Sub Holding PalmCo by having mergers PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) V, VI, and XIII to PTPN IV. The merger separated assets and liability of PTPN III (Persero) into PTPN IV.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Senior economist, Faisal Basri re-said the issue about crude palm oil (CPO) selling price to be processed as food and biodiesel that delivered impacts to palm cooking oil price in the society. He thought, this issue would be the main cause of palm cooking oil price gets stagnant and does not get cheaper.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Coordinator Ministry in Economy mentioned that Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate per 6 December 2023 just reached 819 certificates. From the numbers, only 107 certificates were published for smallholders’ plantations that laid on about 426.000 hectares.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the smallholders’ gathering event in Jakarta, Coordinator Minister in Economy, Airlangga Hartarto mentioned some challenges that palm oil industries would face. One of them is about European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 8 - 14 December 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 33,15/Kg to be Rp 2.429,69/Kg.