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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The independent smallholders in Jambi Province are ready to implement and get Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certificate but they still need infrastructure helps from the government.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource decided to eliminate the proposal of power wheeling scheme from problematic inventory lists or daftar inventarisasi masalah (DIM) in the Draft of New Renewable Energy which was handed over to Indonesian Legislators in December 2022. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) was sorry for it and urged the government and Indonesian Legislators to put back renewable power wheeling to be discussed in the Draft.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The scholarship delivered by Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food in 2023 offered education fund, living cost per semester, and opportunity to work at Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food for 45 students that graduated from high schools, madrasah Aliyah, vocational school, and the like from many regions in Indonesia. The scholarship is about to get reliable human resource in palm oil industries both in plantation and processing. The registration to get the scholarship has been officially opening since 1 January to 31 March 2023.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG – The government planned to escalate the percentage mixture of vegetable fuel to diesel from 30% (B30) to be 35% (B35) since 1 February 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 13 - 19 January 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 18,90/Kg to be Rp 2.617,47/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.418/kg on Thursday (12/1/2023). It means it got cheaper Rp 52/kg compared to Wednesday (11/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.470/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of South Sumatera Province in the first period – January 2023 decided on Thursday (12/1/2023), the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 62,49/Kg to be Rp 2.450,06/Kg. The next meeting would be on Wednesday, (18/1/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Though it was established three years ago, Perkumpulan Petani Sawit Swadaya Tambusai Sejahtera (PPSSTS) proved that the independent smallholders can get Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificates but they still need the government’s supports

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – Palm oil plantation Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Maju Jaya, the plasma smallholders of PT Buluh Cawang Plantation, Wilmar Group successfully did the first harvest of replanting program just in 30 - 33 months after the plnating. The harvest was faster than it predicted that would be 36 months. The success has something to do with the cooperatioin between the plasma and company.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Crude palm oil (CPO) which gets more production is the same with the increasing market needs in the globe on vegetable oil. For the consumption increases in the world, CPO business in Indonesia is more promising. The latest was that many companies which operate palm oil plantations as the businesses, got big profits.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 11 - 17 January 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 86,59/Kg to be Rp 2.612,32/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.470/kg on Wednesday (11/1/2023). It means, it got cheaper Rp 90/kg compared to Tuesday (10/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.560/kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange kept getting cheaper in the second session, it hit the lowest level for the past three weeks, Wednesday (11/1/2023). This was the impact of the traders that worried about demands knowing that the delivery since the early of January decreased half.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Field Chairman in Communication Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), Tofan Mahdi told, for Indonesia’s palm oil production up to 50 million tons and Malaysia’s production up to 22 million tons, both countries are the master of vegetable oil in the globe.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the recent days, Holding Perkebunan Nusantara PTPN III (Persero) did cooperation with FGV Holdings Berhard (FGV), Malaysia’s Enterprises, which is also one biggest palm oil producer in the world and commercial arm of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA – Though the foreign workers get back to palm oil plantation sectors, industrial experts are still pessimist that palm oil production could be better this year.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.560/kg on Tuesday (10/1/2023). It means it got cheaper about Rp 158/kg compared to Monday (9/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.718/kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange got cheaper more than 3% on Tuesday (10/1/2023). It was the same with the cheaper other vegetable oils, including the worry about the decreasing exports. At the same time, many investors still wait for the data about offer and demand levels.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 2 on 11 – 17 January 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 116,12/Kg to be Rp 2.697,74/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) projected that crude palm oil (CPO) production in 2022 would be better than it in 2021.