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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange on Thursday (23/11/2023) decreased after increasing for three sessions in a row. It happened for the cheaper crude oil at Dalian Exchange but the traders still waited for data production.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – In December 2023, the Government of Malaysia decided to maintain crude palm oil (CPO) export duty, 8% though the government escalated CPO reference price, according to the official information from Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Thursday (23/11/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The SMallholder Inclusion for better Livelihood and Empowerment (SMILE) that was launched in 2020, successfully escalate the spirits of many independent smallholders to support sustainable practices in palm oil industries in Indonesia. By focusing on inclusivity and collaboration, the program took three unions that consisted of 628 smallholders to get Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certificate in RSPO Roundtable Conference 2023 in Jakarta.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari (LTKL) emphasized that it is important to get collective action from the stakeholders to realize sustainable development that focuses on environment protection and escalating the people’s welfare. To realize those, nine districts as the members of LTKL from six provinces got their position to be the bridge of sustainable development transition through innovation in nature – basic for strategic commodities.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 22 - 28 November 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is increasing Rp 66,39/kg to be Rp 2.538,84/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, BEKASI – Educational institution that focuses on palm oil industries - Politeknik Kelapa Sawit Citra Widya Edukasi (Poltek CWE) cooperates with SKF Indonesia, a bearing producer company. It means to reinforce not only the cooperation between education and industries but also confirm Poltek CWE as bearing training center study in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.678/kg on Wednesday (22/11/2023). It got better Rp 131/kg or about 1,13% compared to Tuesday (21/11/2023) tender that was Rp 11.547/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – President of PT Bio Inti Agrindo, Hyun Chang Seop said that the company is committed to realize sustainable palm oil practices. Since the beginning, the company has conducted conservation management sustainably as part of the way to realize No Deforestation, No Peatland, No Exploitation (NDPE) policy. It reflects responsibility to environment and ecology conservation that the main company adopts.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – For two decades plantations companies and communities changed their actions to be environmental, social practices and everything now gets better.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Panel session in Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference (RT 2023) discussed about "Labor Unions is Vital Partner in the Next 20". The multi-stakeholder company would be the sustainable palm oil certification institution which would be 20 years in 2024. In the first 20 years, environmental aspects were the materials of discussion to get solution.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Independent and FFB Documents for Independent Smallholders in Riau on 22 - 28 November 2023, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is increasing Rp 44,57/Kg to be Rp 2.533,92/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma and FFB Documents for Plasma Smallholders in Riau Province Number 46 on 22 - 28 November 2023, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is increasing Rp 72,33/Kg to be Rp 2,624.71/kg.  

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.547/kg on Tuesday (21/11/2023). It means, it got better Rp 70/kg or about 0,60% compared to Monday (20/11/2023) tender that reached Rp 11.477/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Crude palm oil (CPO) production in September 2023 reached 4,14 million tons or increased about 7,5% from August 2023 production that reached 3,85 million tons. Palm kernel oil (PKO) production also increased to be 394 thousand tons from 366 thousand tons in August 2023 or increased 7,6%.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In Roundtable Conference (RT2023) of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) with the theme “Mitra untuk 20 Mendatang”, it also delivered ‘Excellence Awards’ as the appreciation for RSPO members that commit to implement sustainable palm oil practices.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To map new areas, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) launched certification, trade and traceability system (CTTS) in October 2023 by establishing tripartite consortium that consisted of agricultural technology experts in the globe. This would be the example how the organization would get traceability go forward and digitalized.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) hit the history in the Roundtable Conference (RT2023) with the theme “Mitra untuk 20 Mendatang”. This was about to deliver impacts for almost two decades through RSPO members and partnerships’ collaboration.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was in withdraw (WD) with the highest bid Rp 11.477/kg on Monday (20/11/2023). It means it got cheaper Rp 8/kg compared to Friday (18/11/2023) tender that was Rp 11.485/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -.According to the Regulation of Minister of Agriculture Number 105 / 2014, this can be implemented and divided into three breeding/cultivation groups, the first, intensive breeding/cultivation which means, it should take advantages from by palm oil product, the cow shed should be around plantations, does fattening, and provide cow meat.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Independent smallholders face many same challenges in their plantation cultivation, such as, supply chain from the plantations to the mills, bad infrastructures, low productivity, lack of knowledge and skills to get good agricultural practices, limited access to the latest technology in agriculture practices, the lack of supports in certification process.