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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Civil coalition from eight provinces, such as, in Sumatera, Kalimantan, and Papua within the name, Eyes On The Forest (Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, KSPPM, Walhi Jambi, Walhi Sumatera Selatan, Point Kalbar, Walhi Kalimantan Tengah, Walhi Kalimantan Timur, and Walhi Papua) directly delivered two field reports to Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) on 26 January 2023. They were directly welcome by Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar; Vice Minister of Environment and Forestry, Alue Dohong; and the officials of Echelon I and II in MEF.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The smallholders could get fund support from Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) for about Rp 30 million per hectare per family. The main conditions are he has to join smallholders’ institution, has legal areas based on the available regulation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price to decide out fee and levy on Public Service Obligation Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (PSO PFMA) on 1–15 February 2023 is US$ 879,31/metric ton (MT).

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 1 - 7 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 43,94/Kg to be Rp 2.531,23/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.500/kg on Wednesday (1/2/2023). It means, it got cheaper Rp 100/Kg compared to Tuesday (31/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.600/kg (WD).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To realize energy security and independency which is equal and fair, the Government of Indonesia is committed to encourage the use of renewable energy, such as, implementing biodiesel mandatory program since 2014. Biodiesel is vegetable fuel oil mixture to diesel.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To save and conserve many protected animals, palm oil company, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA) and Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA) did release Kalimantan gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis) in the high conservation values (HCV) area of BGA Group by the late of January 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Agriculture through General Directorate of Plantation keeps developing palm oil production from the upstream to downstream sectors, such as, reinforcing collaboration in smallholders replanting program (SRP) implementation, multiplying plantation infrastructures and developing plantation human resources.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In fact, the smallholders are significant to the future palm oil plantation development.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It seems, smallholders replanting program (SRP) encourages not only the people’s increasing income, but also sustainable palm oil practices.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The involvement of the Government of Indonesia as the organizer has something to do with palm oil plantation development until now. The plantation could produce fresh fruit bunch (FFB) successfully. If many years ago, palm oil was not planted, many companies could get nothing because palm oil plantation companies focused to plant palm oil only.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The villagers could realize and get better economy by having business themselves. That is why smallholders as actors or planters play their significant roles in the villages to take part in plantation empowerment to escalate their economy.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – One kind of fatty esters, as the derivative industry of oleo-chemical in palm oil base is GMS (Glycerol monostearate). It is engineered emulsifier to process food.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Until now, there are 19 seeds palm oil producers produced 62 varieties. It means, the people should actually be easy to get superior seeds. But the facts revealed only few superior seeds and few sources of seeds that the people know. The order to get seeds is always out of numbers for some seeds producers and it may spend 6 months or more to get. Some sources of seeds focus to their needs only.

InfoSAWIT, MUMBAI - After Covid-19 pandemic cases decrease, India’s palm oil demands could be high still because the country needs up to 22 million tons while the domestic production just reached about 10 million tons.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), last Thursday mentioned that the Government of Malaysia decided to maintain crude palm oil (CPO) export tax, 8% and escalated reference price to be RM 3,893.25 (US$ 917.14) per ton in February 2023. Prior, in January 2023 the reference price was RM 3.889,52 per ton.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In 2023, PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) would construct one new mill in West Kalimantan Province within 30 ton of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) per hour – capacity. It would be starting in the second quarter of 2023 and could be operating in 2025.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.600/kg on Tuesday (31/1/2023). It means it got cheaper Rp 90/kg compared to Monday (30/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.690/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team and FFB Documents of Riau Number 5 on 1 - 7 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 36,50/Kg to be Rp 2.548,65/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) mentioned that crude palm oil (CPO) production in 2022 reached 640 thousand tons, or increased 17% compared to 2021 production. This showed that the production gets normal since the second semester last year after two years in a row it decreased because of El Nino.