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04

Nov

CPO to Touch US$850 Per Ton

Godrej International Limited Director Dorab E Mistry said, CPO prices would increase from US$ 735 to US$ 800 per ton CIF Rotterdam in January 2018. [...]

CPO to Touch US$850 Per Ton. Godrej International Limited Director Dorab E Mistry said, CPO prices would increase from US$ 735 to US$ 800 per ton CIF Rotterdam in January 2018. However, considering the soybean production in South America, rapeseed crops in Europe, and sunflower in Ukraine that did not show any increase next year, the price would reach US$ 850 per ton in March 2018.
 
“Also because of the increase in palm oil demand,` Misky said as a speaker at the 13th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and 2018 Price Outlook (IPOC 2017) in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday (3/11).
 
Mistry explained, palm oil supply in 2017-2018 would increase 4 million tons, while that in 2016-2017 saw an increase of 6.5 million tons. Totally, the supply of vegetable oil would increase 7 million tons in 2017-2018, while that in 2016-2017 saw an increase of 7.1 million tons. Palm oil demand in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 would totally increase 6 million tons.
 
`Other factors that drive CPO prices are the increase in crude oil prices to the level of US$ 45-60 per barrel, The Federal Reserve's policy of tightening and the gradual increase in benchmark interest rates, and the strengthening of the US dollar against the Brazilian, Argentinian, and Indian currencies. There is also no trade war,` he explained.

Source: Investor Daily

3 years of Jokowi-JK, the variety of downstream palm oil products increased to 154 products

25

Oct

3 years of Jokowi-JK, the variety of downstream palm oil products increased to 154 products

Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said that the production capacity specifically for palm oil and its derivatives in 2017 continued to show an [...]

3 years of Jokowi-JK, the variety of downstream palm oil products increased to 154 products. Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said that the production capacity specifically for palm oil and its derivatives in 2017 continued to show an increase. The increase was quite significant compared to previous years.
 
`The production capacity of palm oil and its derivatives increased to 60.75 million tons in 2017 compared to 49.7 million tons in 2014,` Airlangga said at the Industry Ministry Building in Jakarta on Monday, October 23.
 
Airlangga targeted that the production capacity of palm oil and its derivatives would continue to increase by 62 million tons in the next two years. For the number of palm oil downstream products, the period 2015-2017 increased to 154 products and in 2018-2019 it is predicted that it will exceed 170 products.
 
`The variety of downstream palm oil products in 2014 was around 126 products. There was increase from 2015 to 2017 to 154 products. The export ratio of upstream-downstream palm oil products also increased from 34 percent CPO and 66 percent of its derivatives to 22 percent CPO and 78 percent of palm oil derivative products,` he explained.
 
Meanwhile, in the metal sector there was a significant increase in downstream, where in the period 2015 to 2017 smelter industries had been integrated with their derivative products in the form of stainless steel with a capacity of 2 million tons and predicted to continue to increase to three million tons at the end of 2019.
 
`When compared to 2014, downstream metal only reached 65,000 tons of semi-finished products in the form of nickel ferrro and matte nickel,
 
Source: www.merdeka.com

Top Ten Dollar Foreign Exchange Contributors for Indonesia, with Palm Oil Ranking Number One

25

Oct

Top Ten Dollar Foreign Exchange Contributors for Indonesia, with Palm Oil Ranking Number One

The higher a country's foreign exchange reserves, the stronger the economic power of a country. Quoting from the Management Strategy, there [...]

NATIONAL PALM OIL CONFERENCE 2017: Focus on Partnerships with Farmers

24

Oct

NATIONAL PALM OIL CONFERENCE 2017: Focus on Partnerships with Farmers

Chairperson IPOC 2017 Mona Surya said, the direction of the oil palm industry development policy is important because its role is becoming [...]

NATIONAL PALM OIL CONFERENCE 2017: Focus on Partnerships with Farmers. Chairperson IPOC 2017 Mona Surya said, the direction of the oil palm industry development policy is important because its role is becoming increasingly important to the national economy both in terms of contribution to foreign exchange export, poverty alleviation, and workforce absorption. The plan to deliver this policy direction is by Minister of Coordinating Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution.
 
“This year we picked the theme Growth through Productivity: Partnership with Smallholders. From this theme we will get insight on how to manage oil palm plantations in the future according to global demands that are increasingly concerned with sustainability issues, especially the relationship between the corporation and farmers,” said Mona, Monday (10/23).
 
The government is scheduled to deliver the policy direction regarding the national oil palm industry in the 13th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference (IPOC) and 2018 Price Outlook to be held at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center on November 1-3, 2017.
 
A number of other ministers is also scheduled to attend, i.e., Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman, Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita, and Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil. At least more than 1,500 business actors from 23 countries will attend the event. The businessmen come from the oil palm industry business sector. Notably, IPOC this year will also be attended by representatives from oil palm farmers.
 
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil will also present the spatial planning policy that is the basis for the oil palm industry development in Indonesia. In addition, several world economic and commodity experts will also speak in the conference which serves as a reference for world business actors.
 
Some of the conference speakers are Alexandre P. Cooman (Cenipalma), Dato’ Dzulkifli Abd Wahab (Felda), a representative from Bank Mandiri, Rino Afrino (Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association/Apkasindo), Mahendra Siregar (Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries/CPOPC), and Sri Adiningsih (Presidential Advisory Council).

Soaring 130%, Plantation Holding's Achieves Rp 478 Billion Net Profit

11

Oct

Soaring 130%, Plantation Holding's Achieves Rp 478 Billion Net Profit

According to him, profits came from increased sales, increased productivity of plantation commodities, and successful efficiency programs in all [...]

Soaring 130%, Plantation Holding's Achieves Rp 478 Billion Net Profit. According to him, profits came from increased sales, increased productivity of plantation commodities, and successful efficiency programs in all business lines. Dasuki Amsir explained that Holding Perkebunan Nusantara's sales from January to August 2017 increased by 9% to Rp21.16 trillion compared to the same period in 2016, which was Rp19.5 trillion. `Throughout 2016, the transformation program that was executed by Holding Perkebunan Nusantara went according to plan. The management is confident that the improved performance will continue until the end of 2017,` he said. The increased confidence is supported by the continued improvement of the profit trend since the beginning of the year. Dasuki added that the improved performance in Holding Perkebunan Nusantara's subsidiaries also improved from month to month, which proved that the transformation program had a positive impact and had already been implemented across all of PTPN. With the positive performance achievements during the January-August 2017 period, Dasuki was optimistic that Holding Perkebunan Nusantara's management could achieve the target that had been set out in the Company’s Work Budget Plan (RKAP) for 2017. `By continuing to implement the 'corporate turnaround' strategy and maintaining performance during the rest of 2017, we are optimistic that the RKAP 2017 target can be achieved,` he said. He acknowledged that management was still focused on increasing productivity and increasing efficiency in all lines to achieve an efficient and consistent production price. With that step, a decline in commodity prices will not have a significant effect on the company’s financial performance. Dasuki said that Holding Perkebunan was implementing efficiency in various lines by paying attention to the company’s cost structure. One of the forms of efficiency was fertilizer procurement by Holding, which was believed to be able to lower prices and prevent waste. Meanwhile, to improve productivity in carrying out operations, management ensures that management and processes run well according to the SOP, starting from planting, maintenance, fertilization, harvesting, and transportation to the processing plant. `Admittedly, to achieve this target, IT development support is needed to provide more accurate data to control productivity, efficiency, and make better decisions,` said Dasuki. As much as 90% of the shares in PTPN I to PTPN XIV are owned by Holding Perkebunan Nusantara, and the remaining 10% are owned by the government. Holding Perkebunan Nusantara's business scope includes cultivation, production, trade, business development in the plantation sector, agro-tourism, agro-business, agro-industry, agro-forestry, and other businesses with total assets of around Rp113 trillion as of April 2017. The commodities managed on 1.18 million hectares of land are oil palm, rubber, sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, various types of wood, fruits, and various other plants. Since May 2016, Holding Perkebunan Nusantara has continued to make improvements by implementing and accelerating the Turnaround program to increase the health and performance of subsidiaries PTPN I to PTPN XIV with an honest, sincere, and dedicated culture.   Source: https://economy.okezone.com

Palm Oil, Cocoa Exporters See Fortune in Strengthening US Dollar

05

Oct

Palm Oil, Cocoa Exporters See Fortune in Strengthening US Dollar

Andi Nuhung, Executive Director of Indonesian Palm Oil Board (DMSI) said, in the last few days, the price of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) at farmer level [...]

Palm Oil, Cocoa Exporters See Fortune in Strengthening US Dollar. Andi Nuhung, Executive Director of Indonesian Palm Oil Board (DMSI) said, in the last few days, the price of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) at farmer level has been boosted to Rp 2,000 per kilogram (kg) from the previous range of Rp 1,500-Rp 1,700 per kg. According to him, the price increase was contributed by the weakening rupiah against the US dollar.
 
`The price in the world market is in the range of US$ 600-US$ 750 per ton. However, because of the strengthening dollar, once converted to rupiah, farmers and exporters will receive a higher price. With that, farmers should receive more rupiah with this strengthening,` Iskandar told KONTAN, Wednesday (4/10).
 
According to Iskandar, with the price increase at the farmer level, it will also positively impact the production of palm oil. The reason is, with the price increase, farmers will be encouraged to perform better maintenance of their palm oil trees.
 
General Chairman of Indonesia Cacao Association (Askindo) Zulhelfi Sikumbang said the same thing. He said the strengthening of the US dollar also influenced the increase in the farmer-level price of cacao.
 
According to him, at present, the farmer-level price of cacao has increased to Rp 28,000 per kg from the previous Rp 20,000 per kg. `The strengthening dollar makes farmers receive a higher cacao price in rupiah, because the cacao price is based on the dollar price. For exporters, it will also be beneficial. In general, this will increase the farmers' income,` explained Zulhelfi.
 
However, the Deputy Chairman of Indonesia Coffee Exporters Association (AEKI) considered the strengthening dollar has not had a significant impact on the increase in coffee price. The reason is, coffee price is more influenced by supply and demand. `The strengthening dollar does not affect the coffee price because the coffee price is based on the supply and demand, although in the recent times it was influenced by the

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