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InfoSAWIT, ARLINGTON – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects that American farmers will plant around 94 million acres of corn and 85 million acres of soybeans during the 2026 spring planting season.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has urged the European Union (EU) to immediately comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Panel ruling related to the palm oil dispute (DS593: EU–Palm Oil), following the expiry of the 12-month reasonable period of time (RPT) on Tuesday (Feb 24, 2026).

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) prices are expected to remain firm through 2026, supported by a moderate decline in Malaysian production and tightening global lauric oil supply.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices set by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) rose to Rp14,185/kg on Tuesday (Feb 24, 2026), marking an increase of Rp85/kg or approximately 0.60% compared to Rp14,100/kg recorded a day earlier.

InfoSAWIT, PASANGKAYU – West Sulawesi Governor Suhardi Duka emphasized that the palm oil plantation sector remains one of Indonesia’s strategic commodities, both in terms of national economic contribution and its role in global commodity dynamics.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are projected to move within a consolidated range of RM4,000 to RM4,300 per tonne throughout March 2026, supported by tighter short-term supply, stronger demand from India, and resilient US soybean oil prices.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) price-setting team for independent smallholders in Riau Province has agreed to lower the FFB price for the February 25 to March 3, 2026 period.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Based on the decision of the Riau Provincial Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Plasma Pricing Team under Price Determination Letter No. 6 for the February 25 – March 3, 2026 period, the price for nine-year-old oil palm declined by IDR 119.18/kg to IDR 3,558.34/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The crude palm oil (CPO) price set by PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) stood at IDR 14,100/kg on Monday (February 23, 2026), down by IDR 50/kg or approximately 0.35% from IDR 14,150/kg recorded on Friday (February 20, 2026).

InfoSAWIT, ACEH TAMIANG – The Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Farmers Forum (FORTASBI) has distributed educational assistance to children affected by flooding in Aceh Tamiang Regency as part of solidarity efforts by independent Smallholders toward disaster-affected communities in Sumatra.

InfoSAWIT, NEW DELHI – The Governments of India and the United States are expected to begin implementing an interim trade agreement in April 2026 as an initial step toward a broader bilateral trade pact in the future.

InfoSAWIT, WEST KOTAWARINGIN – The Association of Independent Oil Palm Smallholders (APKSM) in West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, is accelerating the certification of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standards for independent Smallholders through refresher training and socialisation programmes held in early February 2026.

InfoSAWIT, SINGAPORE – Chicago soybean futures remained relatively steady on Friday, holding gains that pushed prices to their highest level in the past three months amid expectations of increased Chinese purchases of United States-origin cargoes.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil industry, long regarded as a cornerstone of the country’s export earnings, is facing growing uncertainty over land tenure rights as the government moves to tighten regulations surrounding Hak Guna Usaha (HGU), or land use rights.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), through the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE), has set the Market Index Price (HIP) for Biodiesel biofuel at Rp13,856 per liter for February 2026, excluding transportation costs.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has stressed that palm-based cooking oil must remain affordable and readily available domestically, given Indonesia’s position as the world’s largest palm oil producer with abundant raw material supply.

InfoSAWIT, BUENOS AIRES – Rainfall across central and northern Argentina over the past week has brought relief to soybean crops for the 2025/2026 planting season, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange in its weekly report released last Friday.

InfoSAWIT, MENDALO – Universitas Jambi (UNJA) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) to develop integrated oil palm cultivation with food crops through land optimization and multi-business schemes.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Shares of PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk (IDX: SMAR) closed higher at the end of trading on Friday (February 20, 2026), rising 4.52% or 250 points to Rp5,775 per share.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Referring to the decision of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) pricing team of Jambi Province, the price of palm oil FFB aged 10–20 years for the February 20–27, 2026 period has been set at Rp3,588.16/kg, marking a decrease of Rp65.21/kg from the previous period.