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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - In the recent day, there was question in the timeline of public’s one favourite social media. The question is: “How to calculate the potential of palm oil production ?”

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA - Oil World in its latest report predicted that crude palm oil (CPO) production would increase about 2,9 million tons to be 80,2 million tons in October 2022 to September 2023. The numbers would be higher than those in 2021/2022 which reached 1,2 million tons in the same period.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) did bilateral meeting with Prime Minister (PM) of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, Monday (9/1/2023), at Ruang Teratai, Istana Kepresidenan Bogor, West Java. In the meeting, President Jokowi emphasized five things, such as,

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.718/kg on Monday (9/1/2023). It means it got cheaper Rp 172/kg compared to Friday (6/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.890/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - PT Agri Bumi Sentosa (ABS) was proved to be guilty for 1.500 hectare - areas were in flame and must pay compensation and recovery cost. Panel of Judge of Government Court of Jakarta with the Chairman, Heru Hanindyo, and Members - Dulhusin and Dariyanto on 28 December 2022 granted the lawsuit of Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) against PT Agri Bumi Sentosa (PT ABS) and sentenced that PT ABS is proved to be guilty which flamed 1.500 hectares om September 2019 that caused peat damage of PT ABS areas in Village of Karya Tani, Sub district of Barambai, District of Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan Province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - As a tropical agronomist for almost twenty years in Southeast Asia, Alivier Tichit has full of experience about kinds of commodity. Before working at Musim Mas, he was a country manager in Indonesia for main commodity traders, became one pioneer that the smallholders should get sustainability certificate, a director of palm oil plantation company in Medan, North Sumatera Province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Capacity and competence of the workers (employees) become the factors to increase the high productivity in palm oil plntations. Without focus and competency, the nursery would influence the production.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The principles to increase productivity of palm oil plantation have two aspects, i.d., agronomy and non – agronomy aspects.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil cultivation is believed to increase the productivity in the palm oil plantations, how to do it?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Agriculture and many provinces and district/city got data to people’s palm oil plantations in forest regions which laid about 12.533,52 hectares in 6 provinces of palm oil plantation centers since 2021. The process has been studied and been put in inventory of General Directorate of Environmental Governance and Forestry Planology, Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Arie Malangyudo’s long experiences in national palm oil plantation business comes to an end when he is trusted to lead PT Sasaran Ehsan Mekarsari (SEM), a seed palm oil company, which its head office is in Taman Wisata Mekarsari, Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java, about 2006. His career began in PT Astra Agro Lestari, Tbk, since 1979, before he resigned in 2000’s to be in PT Wahana Esa Sejati. Arie decided to resign from Wahana Esa Sejati in February 2005.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Ministry of Agriculture through General Directorate of Plantation keeps trying to maintain palm oil productivity and production, such as, by conducting monitor to fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price regularly to muffle price interruption and confirm FFB price is available based on the regulations.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –  In the last days, there have been the same questions both from the smallholders, and the planters, that is, when will the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price get better? What will happen if there is no fertilization in the plantations or the doze is reduced?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indicator survey result recently released showed that Indonesian people’ opinion to what President Joko Widodo had done in 2022, was relatively satisfied (in fluctuation). But in March and April 2022, the people’s satisfaction to what President Joko Widodo did, drastically decreased.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Ministry of Agriculture emphasized that the publication of Minister of Agriculture (RMA) Number 3 / 2022 about the Development of Human Resource, Research and Development, Replanting, and Infrastructures in Palm Oil Plantation would deliver legal certainty to optimally run smallholders replanting program (SRP). It is written that the realization of technical recommendation of SRP in 2022 laid about 17.587 hectares and the smallholders or planters would get the advantages.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Administrative Court of Jakarta sentenced the case Number 150/G/TF/2022/PTUN.JKT about Perbuatan Melanggar Hukum (PMH) by institution and/or officials in palm cooking oil rareness and expensive price which happened in March to April 2022.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 11.890/kg on Friday (6/1/2023). It means, it got better Rp 90/kg compared to Thursday (5/1/2023) tender which was Rp 11.800/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Circular of General Director of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion Number: 10.E/EK.05/DJE/2022 about the Implementation of Phased Utilization of Biodiesel Fuel as a Mixture of Diesel Fuel in the Financing Framework by Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA), decided two things in the mixture.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In implementing the third decision of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource (MEMR) Number 146.K/HK.02/DJE/2021 about Harga Indeks Pasar (HIP) of Vegetable Fuel – Biodiesel which is mixed to Fuel, MEMR through General Directorate of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion (NREEC) decided crude palm oil (CPO) conversion to be biodiesel would be US$ 85 per ton. It means HIP of vegetable fuel – biodiesel in January is Rp 11.520liter. “Plus transportation cost which would be effective since 1 January 2023,” the official release that InfoSAWIT got, Thursday (5/1/2023).

InfoSAWIT, PALANGKARAYA – Referring to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Central Kalimantan Province on 1 - 30 December 2022 to decided FFB price in January 2023, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 95,09/Kg to be Rp 2.447,42/Kg. the next meeting would be on Monday (6/2/2023) in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan Province.