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InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan to calculate FFB price in the second period - December 2023 (16 - 31 December 2023), the > 10 year old FFB is getting better Rp 37,51/kg to be Rp 2.292,70/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price to decide out fee (OF) and tariff on Public Service Obligation Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) or known as export levy on 1 — 15 January 2024 would be US$ 746,69/metric ton (MT). The numbers get smaller US$ 20,82 or 2,71 percent from on 16 — 31 December 2023 which was US$ 767,51/MT.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera on 27 December 2023 – 2 January 2024, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 21,58/kg to be Rp 2.539,29/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Government of Indonesia keeps reinforcing its position as the biggest plantation commodity producer in the world. Palm oil develops the biggest.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange decreased on Friday (29/12/2023) because other vegetable oil price got cheaper and the increasing Malaysia ringgit and reference contract price also got annual decreasing for the second time in row.

InfoSAWIT, SAMPIT – Regent of Kotawaringin Timur (Kotim), Central Kalimantan Province, Halikinnor would solve the issue abut palm oil stealing in many plantations in the region. He said that when having end year – evaluation meeting in District of Kotim with the regional forum. It was also attended by Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – When the government wants to improve palm oil plantation/industrial governance, General Director of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture has done concrete things.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) has become the main player in crude palm oil (CPO) trade in Indonesia particularly through the tender with PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) in this country. Though it does not cover every production in PTPN, KPBN confirmed the tender while others would be by direct selling.

InfoSAWIT, MAMUJU – The regional governments in West Sulawesi Province got additional budget from Ministry of Finance in 2023 but the realization could be said ‘slow’. The budget would be delivering big impacts for the local people.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange decreased on Thursday (28/12/2023) after it increased for two sessions in a row. It happened for the cheap other vegetable oils though CPO production gets lower and stopped the losses.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – A project, Trade, Development and the Environment Hub (TRADE Hub) was launched to reveal the impacts of deforestation in association with agricultural commodity trade in many tropical regions. According to its research, 35% deforestation in the globe happened for the demands on agricultural commodities globally.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Independent Smallholders and FFB Documents for Independent Smallholders in Riau Province on 27 December 2023 – 9 January 2024, the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 12,81/Kg to be Rp 2.512,71/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 51 on 27 December 2023 - 9 January 2024, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is getting better Rp 28,72/Kg to be Rp 2.577,75/kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange increased for the second session on Wednesday (27/12/2023). It happened for other vegetable oils got more expensive though trade volume was low and burdened the markets.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation company, PT Cisadane Sawit Raya Tbk (CSRA) remains discipline in cost and targets to get good business profits in 2023 though El Nino still happens. By the first nine months of 2023 (9M23), CSRA successfully maintained the income up to Rp 676,30 billion, though it decreased from Rp 765,16 billion in the same period last year.

InfoSAWIT, BENGKULU – Natural forest canopy in Bengkulu Province which was known as the Paradise of Rafflesia, now significantly gets narrower for the past 22 years.

InfoSAWIT, ACEH SINGKIL – Head of Village of Gampong Takal Pasir, Sub district of Singkil, District of Aceh Singkil, Rabidin Limbong was sorry for the loss that the villagers should suffer because of the flood that occurred for seven times in a row since September to December 2023. He thought, the people next to the river side would get the most impacts for four months.

InfoSAWIT, INHU – A tragedy happened to one worker in the mill of PT Pabrik Agro Sejahtera (PT PAS), the subsidiary of PT Rigunas Agri Utama (PT RAU) in District of Indragiri Hulu (Inhu). Welki (42), a villager of Village of Peranap, Sub district of Peranap, District of Inhu was dead because of work accident on Monday, (25/12/2023) at about 03.00 a.m.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Government of Indonesia announced to get Rp 4,8 trillion fine for palm oil companies that operate in forest regions.

InfoSAWIT, KAMPAR – Crispy mushroom, one culinary innovation that many are fond of. It is not only good taste or as a snack, but also becomes a promising business chance.