PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – The crude palm oil (CPO) tender price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) closed at IDR 14,678/kg on Friday (26/9/2025), marking an increase of IDR 78/kg or 0.53% compared to IDR 14,600/kg recorded on Thursday (25/9/2025).
According to KPBN data, the CPO Franco Dumai price was set at IDR 14,678/kg. Meanwhile, the Loco Long Pinang bid opened at IDR 14,193/kg but ended with a withdrawal (WD) after the highest CPO offer stood at IDR 10,000/kg.
On the international front, Reuters reported that Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Friday (26/9/2025), logging their third consecutive weekly decline. Profit-taking by traders following bullish forecasts for next year weighed on the market, compounded by the lack of progress in U.S.-China agricultural trade talks.
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The benchmark CPO contract for December 2025 delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell RM 43 per ton, or 0.97%, to RM 4,396 (US$1,041.95) per ton. On a weekly basis, the contract weakened by 0.66%.
From the demand side, India—the world’s largest vegetable oil importer—is projected to raise its vegetable oil imports by 4.6% to a record 17.1 million tons in 2025/26, driven by higher palm oil purchases, according to industry analyst Dorab Mistry at the Globoil conference in India.
Meanwhile, Oil World analyst Thomas Mielke predicted that global palm oil and soybean oil prices could rise by US$100–150 per ton in the January–June 2026 period due to tightening supplies.
In related vegetable oil markets, the most active soybean oil contract in Dalian slipped 0.22%, while palm oil futures in the same exchange inched up 0.24%. At the Chicago Board of Trade, soybean oil prices retreated 0.28%.
KPBN Tender Results (IDR/kg, Excl. VAT) – Friday (26/9/2025):
- CPO
- Franco Dumai: IDR 14,678 – EUP
- Loco Long Pinang: IDR 14,193 (WD), highest bid IDR 10,000 – BFE
- CPKO
- Loco Palembang: IDR 29,793 (WD), highest bid IDR 29,400 – AMJP
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