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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to Module of Standard Operating Procedure Harvest Management and Fresh Fruit Bunch Marketing Number SOP AGRO-08/00 that Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) published, angka kerapatan panen (AKP) is the numbers used to predict numbers of harvest production or predict numbers of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) that could be harvested in a certain width of palm oil plantation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.255/kg, Monday (21/8/2023). It means it got better Rp 175/kg compared to Friday (18/8/2023) tender which was Rp 11.080/kg.

InfoSAWIT, SINGAPORE – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange got recovered on Monday (21/8/2023), because other vegetable oils got increasing, and export data showed the increasing and encouraged the positive sentiment.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of South Sumatera Province in the second period - August 2023, which was decided on Monday, 21 August 2023, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 15,45/Kg to be Rp 2.286,38/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, BENGKAYANG – Demonstration that the workers of Duta Palma Agro Group – palm oil plantation company in Bengkayang that took place for 19 days until Saturday, 19 August 2023 wanted to get their salary paid.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 18 - 24 August 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 8,10/Kg to be Rp 2.324,92/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As the support to succeed chairmanship of Indonesia in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2023, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource (MEMR) and ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) launched Green Transport Rally (GTR). It was a vehicle convoy with environmental fuel where it started from Jakarta from 20 August 2023 and would end in Bali on 24 August 2023. The theme "Towards Net Zero Emissions”, the rally would firmly describe that members of ASEAN are committed to solve the challenges in transportation sectors to realize emission reduction targets.

InfoSAWIT, BRUSSEL – Avoiding income tax on biodiesel from Indonesia to European Union (EU) triggered tension between both parties. Prior, EU published European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to limit every product that had something to do with deforestation. It is predicted to raise palm oil import barrier because its main suppliers are from Indonesia and Malaysia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - There are many kinds of ganoderma. For example, in North Sumatera, there is Ganoderma boninense, in Malaysia there is Ganoderma miniatocinctum, and Ganoderma australis, Ganoderma zonatum and others.

InfoSAWIT, BRUSSEL – European Union (EU) on Thursday (18/8/2023) investigated if palm oil biodiesel that Indonesia exported tried to avoid income tax in EU through China and United Kingdom (UK).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Prior, the experts noted that ganoderma is in the soil, saprofit, and could live in a very long time until it finds the mother that could be parasite and develop if it finds the good match.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil plantation companies’ stocks on Friday, 18 August 2023 trade increased up to 2,56 percent. Eight companies got increasing stock selling price.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) on Friday, 18 August 2023 trade decreased 0,59 percent or 40,63 points to be at level 6.859,91.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 16 - 22 August 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 25,09/Kg to be Rp 2.466,13/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 11.180/kg on Friday (18/8/2023). It means, it got better Rp 40/kg compared to Wednesday (16/8/2023) tender which was Rp 11.040/kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) contract price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange on Friday (18/8/2023) increased and became the weekly increasing price after ringgit currency got decreasing and other vegetable oils got more expensive.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - After being successful to develop one biogas plant in Riau Province, BGA Group planned to continue construct other mills. With the support of biogas plant using Covered Lagoon Digester and completed by waste water treatment, in fact, the company realizes net zero emission with the final liquid waste that can be recycled in the mills.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Though palm oil (plantations) deliver tax to the country, unfortunately many ways in districts and even province are broken because many trucks pass through to transport fresh fruit bunch (FFB). It needs strategies of fund to improve the transportation ways because fund allocation in many regions is not enough.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Derom Bangun (83) is on inseparable figure from palm oil industries. His roles and experts in this sector are world widely famous. The former Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Board, daily Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Association, and Chairman of AVOC (ASEAN Vegetable Oils Club), Vice President II RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) and former External Advisory Group of World Bank did much to get palm oil industries go forward.

InfoSAWIT, SEKADAU – Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) District of Sekadau got award from Governor of West Kalimantan as the Development Motor of Independent Smallholders’ Institution that succeeded got the first Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate in West Kalimantan Province. The award was directly accepted by Chairman of SPKS District of Sekadau, Bernadus Mohtar on the commemoration day of Indonesian Independence – day, the 78^th at the office of West Kalimantan Province, Thursday, 17 August 2023.