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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Coordinator Minister in Maritime and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan told he knew that heading to Ramadhan bulk palm cooking oil gets more expensive. That is why the government still observes if palm cooking oil consumption gets shift from buying premium palm cooking oil to ‘Minyakita’, which is the way for the government to muffle expensive palm cooking oil in this country to be the same as the highest retail price (HRP) which is Rp.14.000/liter.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 11.921/kg on Tuesday (7/2/2023). It increased Rp 226/Kg compared to Monday (6/2/2023) tender which was Rp 11.695/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 6 on 8 – 14 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 82,13 /Kg to be Rp 2.630,78g.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Crude palm oil (CPO) which gets pressure from out fee and levy really burdens many smallholders. The most of fund that Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) manages, unfortunately, should be distributed to giant corporates that have biodiesel industries.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the recent days, Yayasan FORTASBI Indonesia, General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, and Mutu Institute did training in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan on 31 January – 2 February 2023.

InfoSAWIT, KETAPANG – Palm oil plantation company, PT Kayung Agro Lestari (KAL), the subsidiary of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (ANJ) got Penghargaan Wajib Pajak Air Permukaan (PAP) – the highest award in plantation sector in West Kalimantan in 2022. The award was symbolically handed over by West Kalimantan Secretary, dr. Harisson, M.Kes to the representative of KAL in the commemoration of West Kalimantan anniversary at the yard of West Kalimantan Governor Office, City of Pontianak, Saturday (28/1/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government’s plan through Ministry of Trade to get crude palm oil (CPO) reference price through Badan Pengawas Perdagangan Berjangka Komoditi (Bappebti) is welcome by the stakeholders and smallholders in South Sumatera.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government is optimist that biodiesel mixture to diesel up to 35% or B35 would have positive response in many indicators such as, economy, social, and environment, just like the previous program, B30.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Many countries try to reduce green-house gas (GHG) emission to restrain warming in the globe. Indonesia also commits to reduce GHG emission for about 29% within its own efforts and for about 41% within the helps from many countries in 2030.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Until now fats and oils production is dominated by palm oil and soybean. Palm oil production could be about 79,4 million tons in 2022.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Serikat Buruh Kebun Kalimantan Barat (SKB-KB) and labors that work at PT MAR protested the management of PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki (PT MAR) in Estate Air Sungai Deras, Sub district of Kubu, District of Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan Province. They protested PT MAR because until 31 January 2023, the management of the company did not decide what the labors wanted.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In 2022 the mandatory biodiesel program up to 30% to diesel or B30 was successful. Coordinator Ministry in Economy calculated, the implementation of B30 could absorb more than 10,5 million kiloliters of crude palm oil (CPO).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 11.600/kg on Friday (3/2/2023). It means it got better Rp 200/kg compared to Thursday (2/12/2023) tender which was Rp 11.400/kg (WD).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Smallholders in Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) criticized the biodiesel mandatory plan to escalate from B30 to be B35. The plan might be in a hurry without any serious evaluation and could not be a solution to improve palm oil governance in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province to decide FFB price in te second period –January 2023, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 25,91/kg to be Rp 2.406,45/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to calculate FFB price in the first period - January 2023 (16 - 31 January 2023), it is decided that the > 10 year old FFB is getting better Rp 12,85/kg to be Rp 2.401,92/Kg. It was decided on Tuesday (31/1/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 3 - 9 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 8,35/Kg to be Rp 2.492,26/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.400/kg on Thursday (2/2/2023). It means it got cheaper Rp 100/Kg compared to Wednesday  (1/12/2023) tender which was Rp 11.500/kg (WD).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – General Director of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Andi Nur Alam Syah said smallholders replanting program (SRP) would be significant for it would support the future palm oil availability and sustainability in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Deforestation in Indonesia happened not from palm oil plantation development. It has been running for too long. In 1970s to the early of 1980s deforestation happened for massive illegal logging which damaged many forests in Indonesia.