PALMOILMAGAZINE, MAMUJU – In order to uphold fairness and stability for smallholders in West Sulawesi Province, the Plantation Agency of the province routinely organizes meetings to determine the performance index (P index) and the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) on a monthly basis. On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, such a meeting was convened at Hotel Berkah Mamuju to decide the FFB price for April 2024.
The meeting was chaired by Muhtar, Assistant II in Economy and Development at the West Sulawesi Secretariat, and Andi Sitti Kamalia, Secretary of the Plantation Agency of West Sulawesi Province. It was attended by representatives from the Cooperation, Industry and Trade Agency, Labor Agency, Law Bureau, Economy and Development Bureau of the West Sulawesi Secretariat, as well as officials from the Plantation Agency Districts of Mamuju and Pasangkayu. Additionally, chairpersons from palm oil associations and representatives from 11 palm oil companies operating in the province were also present..
Andi Sitti Kamalia told that the regular monthy meeting was about to decide FFB price. “Alhamdulillah, after having lebaran holidays, West Sulawesi Plantation Agency did a meeting to decide FFB price in this province. This is a regular meeting in every month,” she said, as Palmoilmagazine.com quoted from the official page of West Sulawesi Plantation Agency, Friday (19/4/2024).
In the meeting, every participant agreed that P index for April would be 84,40 percent with FFB price Rp. 2.380,56 per kilogram. “Today’s conclusion (Wednesday, 17 April 2024) was tough to decide P index to be 84,40 percent and FFB would be at Rp. 2.380,56 per kilogram,” Andi Sitti Kamalia said.
These would be available for plasma and independent smallholders in partnership according to the Regulation of Minister of Agriculture Number 01/Permentan/KB.120/1/2018. The numbers would be available since Thursday, 18 April 2024 until the next decision. This would be the certain price for every planter in West Sulawesi Province. (T2)
