Consumption boom shields Indonesia’s exports

JAKARTA (ANN/THE JAKARTA POST) – Indonesia has navigated a commendable economic trajectory this year, defying the challenges posed by the waning commodity boom that cast a shadow on exports, a crucial driver of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the preceding year.  Despite a decline in exports, which contributed significantly to the 16.28 per cent…

CPO Prices Strengthen for Three Straight Days

JAKARTA, investor.id – The price of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) contracts on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) rose again on Wednesday (20/12/2023). Thus, extending the strengthening of three consecutive days. Based on BMD data at the close of Wednesday (20/12/2023), the CPO futures contract for January 2024 rose 18 Malaysian Ringgit to 3,719 Malaysian Ringgit…

Indonesia’s 2024 economic policy headed towards pro-growth: Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister, Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, said that Indonesia’s economic policy in 2024 is heading towards pro-growth, from maintaining recovery stability. “In future, we are heading towards a pro-growth economic policy to encourage investment and provide sufficient liquidity to the market,” he stated at the National Economic Outlook Seminar in Jakarta…

Gapki Records CPO Production Increase 9.2% to 4.5 Million Tons in October 2023

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) recorded that crude palm oil (CPO) production in October 2023 reached 4,523,000 tons, up 9.2% (month-to-month) from September 2023 production of 4,143,000 tons. In addition, palm kernel oil (PKO) production also rose 9.1% (mtm) from 394,000 tons in September 2023 to 430,000 tons in October 2023. “Total domestic consumption…

Palm Oil, the World’s Most Versatile Oil

“No Palm Oil, No Life,” said Eddy Abdurrachman, President Director of the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) in early November in Bali. That sentence, according to Eddy, is very relevant to the fact that palm oil is the most versatile vegetable oil in the world. Eddy said that palm oil is the most…

Sweden Wants to Import More Indonesian Goods: Envoy

Jakarta. Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia Daniel Blockert recently said that Stockholm would like to import more goods from Jakarta. Indonesia mainly exports goods such as palm oil and leather footwear to Sweden, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC). Trade Ministry data shows that Indonesia is importing more than it exports to Sweden, putting Jakarta…

Figures Behind PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk’s Success in Palm Oil Industry

PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk recorded a stable performance throughout 2023. The company achieved positive production growth. Despite its plantations reaching maturity, the company was able to increase its production by around 4%, compared to the previous year. The company faced challenges due to fluctuations in palm oil prices, which ultimately affected profitability. However, PT…

Palm oil reserves seen rising to four-year high

PETALING JAYA: Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia likely expanded for a seventh straight month to the highest level since April 2019 as production in the world’s second-biggest grower outstripped its exports of the tropical oil. Inventories rose about 1.2% in November from a month earlier to 2.48 million tonnes, according to the median of 11 estimates in…

Gapki: Don’t Buy Palm Oil from Looting or Theft

JAKARTA, SAWIT INDONESIA – The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) issued an appeal to palm oil mills not to buy looted or stolen palm oil. The letter, issued on November 29, 2023, contained two points and was signed by General Chairman Eddy Martono and General Secretary M. Hadi Sugeng. The letter first emphasized that…

In commemoration of Teacher’s Day, PT Mamuang handed over teacher’s intensive at its assisted school

In commemoration of National Teachers’ Day (HGN), one of the companies in the Pasangkayu Regency working area, PT Mamuang, once again handed over incentive assistance to honorary teachers at the company’s assisted schools. The incentive was symbolically handed over by the Administrator of PT Mamuang, Aan Dwi Purmono, witnessed by the Head of Martasari Village…