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Tracking down Palm Oil Genetics
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The increasing needs of vegetable oils urged their increasing production in the world. But vegetable oils cannot always be produced naturally as same as the increasing supply needs.
Commemoration of 111 Years of Palm Oil Development in Aceh Tamiang: Should be Sustainable
InfoSAWIT, ACEH TAMIANG – District of Aceh Tamiang through its Livestock, Plantation and Agriculture Agency and Pusat Unggulan Perkebunan Lestari (PUPL) did commemoration of Hari Sawit Indonesia the 111th (1911 - 2022) in the yard of local regent office on Wednesday (14/12/22). The commemoration was the moment to show and introduce that Indonesia is the biggest palm oil producer in the world.
Rimba Collective is now fully operational: The initiative is targeting to mobilize US$ 1 billion to protect and restore forests in SEA
InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – It is not easy thing to conserve and restore the forests because it would spend much and serious things in the cultivation. To help tropical forest conservation and restoration in South East Asia, the initiative from Lestari Capital can be one solution for palm oil industries and can be done together.
EU Decided Zero Deforestation Policy: Non-Sense
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - On 17 November 2021, European Commission proposed to its Legislators which the goal was to limit deforestation and forest degradation which happened for agricultural area expansion that was used to produce certain commodities, such as, cow, coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soybean, and wood.
CPOPC: ISPO and MSPO Should be Acknowledged by EU
InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – The latest progress about European Union (EU) regulation could be bad for palm oil industries and smallholders in Indonesia. In the Senior Official Meeting (SOM) of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC), Thursday (15/12/2022) 2022 hybrid from Yogyakarta, they got action action plans on the issue as the same interest consideration.
Forests in Leuser Ecosystem Zone: The Impacts of Palm Oil Plantations
InfoSAWIT, ACEH - Rainforest Action Network (RAN) did documentation on the damage that covered 2.224 hectares of rain forest in the concession areas of PT. Nia Yulided Bersaudara (PT.NYB) by September 2022. The tree cut and palm oil plantation expansion in the concession of PT.NYB made the forests narrower from 4.873 hectares in 2016 to be 2.664 hectares in October 2022.
Trade Balance Surplus from Indonesia Reached US$ 50,59 Billion
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The trade delivered the positive in January−November 2022. It reached surplus US$ 50,59 billion. The trade surplus was supported by non-oil and gas that reached USD 73,24 billion and oil and gas deficit that reached US$ 22,65 billion.
CPO Levy on 16 - 31 December 2022 Is US$ 90 per Ton
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) levy on 16−31 December 2022 referring to Letter B Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 154/PMK.05/2022 is US$ 90 per ton.
FFB in East Kalimantan in the First Period - December 2022 Gets Better Rp 87,4/Kg, Check it out..
InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to calculate FFB price in the first period December 2022 (1 - 15 December 2022), the > 10 year old FFB is getting better Rp 87,4/kg to be Rp 2.426,13/Kg, which was decided on Thursday (15/12/2022).
Sawit Watch: UU Cipta Kerja Would be Bad for Palm Oil Plantations
InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – The publication of Undang Undang (UU) Cipta Kerja would create bad plantations namely to solve issues about forest regions. Decision of Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 1 / 2022 about Concession Permit Revocation in Forestry Regions, has been published. The latest is that Minister of Environment and Forestry decided 241 legal subjects of non – permit businesses in forest regions (the 9th phase).
CPOPC Should Maintain Palm Oil in the Globe and Empower the Members
InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – In the Senior Official Meeting (SOM) of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC), Thursday (15/12/2022) 2022 online from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the leaders of SOM emphasized that it is important to cooperate in such better ways among palm oil producer countries to get the better position.
Time to Use Green Energy
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The transition of clean energy is needed to slow down the increasing temperature less than 1,5 Celsius degree. The energy transition is centralistic still and runs by everyone among many sectors.
CPO Production in Indonesia by October 2022 Decreased 2% or 41 million tons
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) reported that the total palm oil production in Indonesia by October 2022 both crude palm oil (CPO), and palm kernel oil (PKO) reached 41,59 million tons. The numbers decreased 2% compared to the same period last year that reached 42,55 million tons.
CPO Exports in October 2022 Increased: The Stocks Get Normal
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), palm oil exports in October 2022 increased to be 3,65 million tons compared to September 2022 exports which reached 3,18 million tons. The biggest increasing exports were to the derivative ones that reached 303 thousand tons.
BOS Released Three Individuals of Orangutan to TNBBBR
InfoSAWIT, PALANGKARAYA – Three male individuals of orangutan (Ben, Gonzales, and Lima) from Pusat Rehabilitasi Orangutan Yayasan BOS in Nyaru Menteng were released to TNBBBR in District Katingan, Central Kalimantan Province. They finished their long period – rehabilitation process at Pusat Rehabilitasi Orangutan Yayasan BOS and ready to independently live. The release ws the realization to protect and conserve orangutan in Kalimantan and it was the second release in 2022.
CPO Tender at KPBN on 16 December 2022 Got Cheaper Rp 50/kg
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 11.601/kg on Friday (16/12/2022). It means it got cheaper Rp 50/Kg compared to Thursday (15/12/2022) tender which was Rp 11.651/kg.
CPO OF on 16 - 31 December 2022 is US$ 52 per Ton
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) Out Fee (OF) on 16 − 31 December 2022, refers to Colom 5 Letter C, Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 123/PMK.010/2022, is US$ 52 per ton.
DSN Group Involves LPHD to Cultivate 3.148 Ha Conservation Area
InfoSAWIT, BALIKPAPAN – Palm oil and wood plantation company, PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSN Group), through its subsidiary, PT Bima Agri Sawit (BAS) in partnership with Lembaga Pengelola Hutan Desa (LPHD) Village of Karangan Dalam, Sub district of Karangan, District of Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan Province did sign memorandum of understanding about Off-Concession Conservation Area (OCCA).
Indonesia Got RSPO Achievement The Most
InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR - RSPO annual meeting by the late of November 2022 remains much memory, such as, Indonesia got RSPO award for its success to develop sustainable palm oil (plantations).
Sustainable Palm Oil Needs Markets in Indonesia
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil markets in Indonesia keep developing which domintate for food materials. By knowing this potential, sustainable palm oil markets in Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) or known as Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) would have the big markets in Indonesia.




















