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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – After having forum group discussion about smallholders replanting program (SRP), infrastructures, human resource development in 10 provinces, Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (Apkasindo) Perjuangan came to a conclusion that the old partners (companies) should be re-involved to get database to conduct SRP. They could have area database about their partners. The company should also be involved as avalis.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Indonesian Legislators, Puteri Komarudian noticed the low palm oil productivity and smallholders replanting program (SRP) which covered 65,96% of the targets in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange increased for the third session in a row on Wednesday (23/11/2022), as same as other vegetable oil and crude oil got more expensive at Dalian while ringgit currency got cheaper.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – In 2023 Plantation Agency of Jambi Province would prepare 200 thousand subsidized palm oil seeds for the people (smallholders) who would get smallholders replanting program (SRP). The subsidy would be about Rp 30 thousand per seeds and they would pay half of the normal price.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 25 November - 1 December 2022, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 80,98/Kg to be Rp 2.613,43/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 12.300/kg on Wednesday (23/11/2022). It means it got better Rp 75/Kg compared to Tuesday (22/11/2022) tender which was Rp 12.225 /kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Rainforest Action Network (RAN) revealed peat damage scandal to supply palm oil for the world from illegal palm oil plantations in Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve (WR). The findings were published in investigation report “Carbon Bomb Scandals: Big Brands Driving Climate Disaster for Palm Oil”, heading to the 27^th Conference of Parties (COP) which is still running in Egypt.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The smallholders keep facing problems. After the fertilizers are expensive, fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price gets cheaper. Crude palm oil (CPO) price gets better but many smallholders namely the independent ones cannot enjoy it.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Bursa Malaysia Derivative Exchange got better on Tuesday (22/11/2022). It could be the sign to increase after it hit the lowest level in the past one month. It also happened for the increasing exports and the decreasing ringgit currency that escalated the price.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency and Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Perusahaan Inti Rakyat (Aspekpir) Indonesia collaborated to deliver technical development about Bikopra Micro Small Medium Businesses (MSMB) for the members of Aspekpir in Riau Province.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) team and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 46 on 23 - 29 November 2022, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB getting cheaper Rp 112,51/Kg to be Rp 2.735,68/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 12.225/kg on Tuesday (22/11/2022), it means, it got better Rp 315/Kg compared to Monday (21/11/2022) tender which was Rp 11.910/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange got cheaper on Monday (21/11/2022), as other vegetable oil price decreased, and the worry of lockdown in China because Covid-19 cases increased. This would manage the demands decrease because there were good export activities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Chairman of Perkumpulan Forum Petani Kelapa Sawit Jaya Indonesia (POPSI), Pahala Sibuea said to escalate the quality of smallholders through partnership with the companies, POPSI would conduct the second Indonesian Palm Oil Smallholders Conferences & Expo of 2022 (2nd IPOSC & Expo 2022) in Palembang, South Sumatera Province.

InfoSAWIT, LAMPUNG – For the business rights of PT. Gunung Aji Jaya is over, hundreds of villagers of 5 villages in District of Lampung Tengah did break and fire the palm oil plantation company and some vehicles, Saturday (19/11/2022).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), crude palm oil (CPO) production in September 2022 increased 16% compared to August production because of seasonal factors to be 4,5 million tons and palm kernel oil (PKO) increased to be 442 thousand tons. The total production of CPO and PKO by September 2022 reached 36,5 million tons.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To maintain and support palm oil plantation development as strategic commodity, the government published regulation – President’s Instruction Number 6 / 2019 about Rencana Aksi Nasional Perkebunan  Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan (RAN PKSB) which mandates, such as, escalating capacity and capability of planters to accelerate Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification and increase the market access of palm oil products.

InfoSAWIT, SINGAPORE – Palm oil imports in India decreased 4,88% to be only about 7,915 million tons by the late of October 2022. The imports from Indonesia and Malaysia decreased while from India significantly increased.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The member of Commission IV Indonesian Legislators, Johan Budi urged the government to immediately solve smallholders replanting program (SRP) issues to welfare them. He told data from General directorate of plantation ministry of agriculture revealed that smallholders’ palm oil plantations laid about 5,61 million hectares and 2,4 million hectares of the numbers need SRP for more than 25 years old and the productivity reached 10 tons of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) per year.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil was one of the edible oils most widely discussed and debated at the Group of 20 sustainable vegetable-oil conference in Bali early this month, and again at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Nov. 6-18. That commodity will again be in the spotlight at the 2022 Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Conference in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 28-Dec.1.