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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –General Director of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Andi Nur Alam Syah said palm oil – corn integrated program would be the right strategy when the world is in food crisis. The program - Kelapa Sawit Tumpang Sari Tanaman Pangan (Kesatria) should be implemented with the field standards.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Ministry of Agriculture encouraged to optimize palm oil plantations to support corn production nationally. Led by General Directorate of Plantations, Kelapa Sawit Tumpang Sari Tanaman Pangan (Kesatria) Program by advantaging immature (palm oil) plantations and in replanting program, would be expanded to be the source of income for smallholders (farmers).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Vice Minister of Agriculture, Harvick Hasnul Qolbi emphasized that the government is committed to take for advantages on every area to solve the challenges of minor production by focusing to optimize palm oil plantations. For being directly ordered by President Joko Widodo, Harvick noticed that it seriously needs leap to solve the challenges in plantation industries.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchnage increased on Wednesday (15/11/2023). It extended the increasing price from the previous sessions. It also happened for the increasing soyoil price at Dalian and Chicago.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It is acknowledged or not, palm oil is one valuable commodity because it delivers economic profits from its sale. Indonesia is the biggest palm oil producer in the world and Sumatera is of the most important island in palm oil production.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) decreased to be Rp 11.500/kg on Tuesday (14/11/2023). It means it got more expensive Rp 230/kg or about 2,04% compared to Monday (13/11/2023) tender that was Rp 11.270/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To implement the third regulation as in the Decision of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource Number 146.K/HK.02/DJE/2021 about Market Index Price (MIP) for Vegetable Oil Fuel in Biodiesel which is Mixed into Fuel as it is substituted by Decision of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource Number 21.K/HK.02/DJE/2023, we would like to inform that conversion number of crude palm oil (CPO)to be biodiesel would be US$ 85/metric ton (MT) and MIP of biodiesel in November 2023 would be Rp. 10.653 per liter added by transportation costs. It would be effective since on 1 November 2023.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Independent and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 45 on 15 - 21 November 2O23 for independent smallholders, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is increasing Rp 66,74/Kg to be Rp 2.489,35/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 45 on 15 - 21 November 2O23, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is increasing Rp 44,82/Kg to be Rp 2.552,38/kg.  

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivative Exchange increased on Tuesday (14/11/2023). It happened for soyoil got more expensive at Dalian and Chicago Board of Trade, and Malaysia ringgit got cheaper.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantations keep developing in Indonesia, there have been many innovations to escalate the productivity. This has something to do with the founders, leaders, and personals from many instances and organizations that struggled for to get the plantations go forward in this country. The young generations’ roles start to involve. Some of them are in strategic positions to maintain idea transfer process, and be the inspiration about what palm oil figures struggled for to get palm oil plantations go forward. That is why Hai Sawit addressed a program which is called Hai Tokoh Sawit.

InfoSAWIT, MUMBAI – Palm oil and sunflower imports in India in 2022/23 increased 24% and 54% for each that reached the highest level because of the increasing consumption. The two oils were offered in economic price.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) decreased to be Rp 11.270/kg on Monday (13/11/2023). It means it got cheaper Rp 10/kg or about 0,09% compared to Friday (10/11/2023) tender that was Rp 11.280/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In general new renewable energy (NRE) proportion in energy mixture in 2022 just reached 14,11% while the government targeted NRE portion would be reaching 23% in 2025 (or about 45 gigawatt (GW)) and 31% in 2050 in national scale.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil stick is the bone in palm oil leaves. It is the proof that palm oil industries are environmental. Tradition to cut off palm oil stick and let it get rotten around palm oil tree now changes to be economic chance for smallholders in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Indonesia has to work harder to fulfill net zero emission (NZE) in energy sector in 2060. It needs breakthroughs from every party to optimize bioenergy development as the energy transition strategy from fossil energy to environmental and renewable energy.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) got achievement again 'Platinum Rank' in Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating (ASRRAT) 2023. It was held by National Centre for Corporate Reporting (NCCR) and directly handed over by Chairman of NCCR, Ali Darwin to Nunik Maharani, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Communications ANJ Group, Monday (6/11) in Jakarta.

InfoSAWIT, TANJUNG SELOR – North Kalimantan Province planned to deliver positive program for the smallholders, such as, providing certified palm oil seeds. This would escalate their sustainability and harvest in the province. Many smallholders and their groups are enthusiastic about the program.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – An initiative came up from the students that study in palm oil plantations. There was workshop Anak Sawit Berinovasi in Pendopo (Institut Teknologi Sawit Indonesia) ITSI, Medan, Saturday, 11 November 2023. The workshop proposed the theme "Pembuatan Insektisida Nabati dari Daun Paku Resam untuk Menanggulangi Ulat Pemakan Daun Kelapa Sawit (UPDKS)" or Making Botanical Insecticide from Resam Fern Leaves to Prevent Caterpillars that eat palm oil leaves. The main speaker was Reh Desiva Christima Br. Ginting as the winner of AHM BEST Student 2022. She excitedly delivered the materials.

InfoSAWIT, GARUT – To escalate additional value from palm oil derivative products, Partai Demokrat encouraged the villagers of Garut to process palm oil to get more values. Siti Mufattahah, member of Commission IX Indonesian Legislators Partai Demokrat told that it is significant to involve every villager to develop creative ideas to escalate the quality and values from palm oil products.