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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil cultivation in the peat could actually be done if the water surface is good to maintain. The moisture could remain and the productivity remains good. One thing which could be done to manage the water surface is by using permanent block stop.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil empty husk is the waste having much volume in fresh fruit bunch (FFB) process in palm oil factory (mill). It could be reaching 23% of the processed FFB.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Having side product, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) more than 1 million tons per year, it is good as the material for one industry. Now the main usages of PFAD are for oleochemical, soap, woof, and biodiesel industries. But PFAD has other function, which is, as the material to produce bio-active compound which is good for the health.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil stakeholders, in the trade at Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) on Friday afternoon (12/5/2023), some got profits on daily trade up to 2,21%.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARA – The viral news about shares in Wall Street, United States of America because of the technology progress - Internet of Things (IoT) and many opinions about artificial intelligence, such as, ChatGPT that fast develops until this week, Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) responded that there is no sudden market issues at all.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd reported that palm oil exports from Malaysia reached 1,07 million tons in April 2023, decreased 27,8 percent month on month (MoM) for crude palm oil (CPO) could not compete in price to other vegetable oils, such as, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, and soyoil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) reported that palm oil consumption in this country increased to be 1,812 million tons from 1,803 million tons in February 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – From the information to InfoSAWIT, Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) and General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture re-open selection in national scale to get human resource scholarship in palm oil plantation in 2022. There would be quota for 2000 scholarship from only 1000.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Independent smallholders that PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk (SSMS Group) and Ecogreen Oleochemical developed and joined iin Badan Usaha Milik (BUM) Desa Berkah Mulya Jaya (BMJ) did certification audit on Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on 8 – 10 May 2023 by independent certification, Mutu Agung Lestari.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 10.475/kg, Friday (12/5/2023). It means it decreased Rp 215/kg compared to Thursday (11/5/2023) tender which was Rp 10.690/kg.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to calculate FFB price in the first period - May 2023 (1- 15 May 2023), it is decided that the > 10 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 198,47/kg to be Rp 2.298,99/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In January—March 2023, the total trade between Indonesia and Malaysia reached US$ 6,15 billion, decreased 4,57% compared to the same period in the previous year. In this period, the exports from Indonesia to Malaysia reached US$ 3,32 billion while Indonesia imports from Malaysia reached US$ 2,82 billion.

InfoSAWIT, MANGGARAI BARAT – Minister of Trade Indonesian Republic, Zulkifli Hasan did bilateral meeting with Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Malaysia, YB Senator Tangku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Bin Tengku Abdul Aziz in Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Wednesday (10/5/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to the reports of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), palm oil production in March 2023 seasonally increased about 12% compared to February 2023 to be 4,3 million tons of crude palm oil (CPO), from 3,8 million tons in February, and 413 thousand tons for palm kernel oil (PKO) from 369 thousand tons in the previous month.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR - Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd noted that crude palm oil (CPO) production in Malaysia could be increasing from May 2023 and getting the peak in September or October 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Prior to fulfill palm cooking oil needs for the people of Indonesia which is more economic, the government starts encouraging to develop red palm oil in palm oil – base.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To prevent or minimize the risks and impacts if the fire happens, PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk (SSMS) actively monitors hot sopts, implements early warning system, and delivers training of fire simulation to the operational workers in the company. SSMS also involves the local people by establishing kelompok tani peduli api (KTPA) and masyarakat peduli api (MPA).

InfoSAWIT, RIAU - Apical Group that belongs to Sukanto Tanoto successfully sold many palm oil derivative products up to 8,8 million tons to 60 exporter countries in 2021.

InfoSAWIT, DUMAI – As palm oil downstream corporate, APICAL Group has lots of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. One of them is to help usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah (UMKM) or micro, small, and medium business (MSMB) around the society.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 10.690/kg on Thursday (11/5/2023). It means it decreased Rp 180/kg compared to Wednesday (10/5/2023) tender which was Rp 10.870/kg.