The European Union is willing to work with the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) to address its concerns over the EU’s deforestation regulation, says deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also the plantation and commodities minister, said the five EU leaders he met in Brussels yesterday took a serious view of…
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Government, through Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto, voiced rejection to the European Union (EU) over palm oil discrimination through EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) while meeting with Non-Governmental Organizations’ (NGOs’) and Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs’) representatives. “Implementation of the EUDR will clearly hurt and harm plantation and forestry commodities that are so important to us, such…
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The European Council and the European Commission both agreed on May 16 to adopt the EU Deforestation-free Supply Chain Regulation (EUDR), which is designed in the context of making Europe’s economy greener, all while some of its members are reverting to coal in response to the recent energy crisis in the wake of the Ukraine…
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Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher for a third straight day on Friday to log weekly gains on stronger rival oil prices and production concerns over the impact of El Nino. The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 61 ringgit, or 1.75%, to 3,554 ringgit ($801.35) a tonne, its…
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PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (Astra Agro) has won another award. The Iconomics magazine named the national oil palm plantation company as the recipient of the CSR Brand Equity Awards 2023 in the Palm Oil Plantation Sector Industry category. Astra Agro is considered successful in implementing community economic empowerment programs through palm oil partnership-based economic…
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Astra Agro was awarded as Indonesia Best Workplace for Women Awards in Dedicating for Inclusive Employees Development 2023, Category Agribusiness organized by HerStory (26/05). Clara A. Sukandar, Chief Editor of HerStory.co.id said that this award was given as a form of appreciation to the company for its commitment in realizing an inclusive workplace and upholding…
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The European regulation to combat deforestation (EUDR) is an opportunity for Indonesia. This statement is not meant provocatively. I will attempt to prove that the Indonesian government can and must transform an annoying and costly European decree into an opportunity for not only economic and social but also geopolitical development. I do not want to…
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Palm oil may test a support at 3,498 ringgit per tonne, a break below could open the way towards 3,418 ringgit. The contract seems to be riding on a wave c, which carries the purpose of covering a gap forming on May 5. However, the support at 3,498 ringgit must not be ignored. The support…
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Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains to a fourth consecutive session on Monday, hitting a more than two-week high, as forecasts of a sharper decline in April output triggered supply concerns. The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 66 ringgit, or 1.83%, to 3,667 ringgit ($826.83) a…
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Jakarta. Indonesia’s palm oil export to China and Bangladesh saw a huge jump this February, according to the industry association. The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) recently revealed that the country’s palm oil export to China witnessed a 55-percent increase from 522,900 tons in January to 809,500 tons a month later. Indonesia shipped 154,000 tons of…
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Bangladesh is set to sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) very soon with Indonesia, the fifth biggest economy of Asia, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said Sunday. Indonesian Ambassador Heru Hartanto Subolo echoed the commerce minister’s optimism about the trade deal and said progress has been made in this regard during a courtesy call on at the…
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Indonesia said the ramp-up toward its latest biodiesel mandate has been slow, but the country will stick to its target of producing fuel using a 35% blend of palm oil this year. The world’s top vegetable oils producer implemented the biodiesel program known as B35 in its transport sector at the start of February, raising…
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Indonesia and Malaysia have donated 100 thousand germinated oil palm seedlings to help hundreds of Honduran farmers affected by the 2020 hurricanes, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. “This initiative shows our commitment to collaboration and solidarity among palm oil-producing countries,” he said in a statement released on Monday. The governments of Indonesia…
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By Bernadette Christina and Dewi Kurniawati JAKARTA, March 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s plan to channel crude palm oil (CPO) exports via a futures exchange would improve policymaking in the top producer and avoid a need for the type of export ban that sent shockwaves through global markets last year, its chief regulator said. Authorities aim…
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THE Plantation and Commodities Ministry (MPIC) alongside its Indonesian counterpart will be meeting European Union (EU) representatives at the end of May to address the issue of banning the sales and export of palm oil to their bloc. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, the meeting will…
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Jakarta. The B35 policy — which increases the palm-oil based biodiesel blend from 30 percent to 35 percent — could increase domestic demand for palm oil by 2 million tons, an industry executive has said. “Switching from B30 to B35 will potentially spur a 2 million ton increase in [domestic palm oil] demand,” Santosa, the chief executive…
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JAKARTA — Indonesia and Malaysia are in need of strong commitment to strengthen their synergy in defending their positions as the world’s largest producers of palm oil, which has been long the target of negative campaigns at the global market. Tofan Mahdi, Head of Communication Division at the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI), said that…
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JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Indonesia may start implementing a programme to use biodiesel with 35% blend of palm oil-based fuel, known as B35, from January, 2023, a senior energy ministry official said on Friday. Currently the world’s top palm oil producer, Indonesia uses B30, containing 30% palm oil-based fuel. The overall palm oil-based fuel allocation for 2023…
DetailsJAKARTA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s energy ministry plans to start rolling out a 5% ethanol blend of fuel made using sugarcane in three years time, starting with a few provinces of the country, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Under a new roadmap, which was developed with the Bandung Institute of Technology, the introduction of bioethanol…
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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs spotlighted collaboration as being crucial in pursuing a green economy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030. Deputy for Food and Agriculture Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Musdhalifah Machmud stated that the collaboration in question is between the government, private sector,…
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