PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAMBI — Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) prices for palm oil in Jambi Province remained at elevated levels toward the year-end and into early 2026. The Jambi Provincial FFB Pricing Committee agreed on prices for two consecutive periods—December 26, 2025–January 1, 2026 and January 2–8, 2026—with the highest price reaching IDR 3,406.67 per kilogram.
Prime-age palms aged 10–20 years continued to underpin the peak price, offering a boost to growers as they seek to sustain productivity and income at the start of the year.
Data from the Jambi Provincial Plantation Agency compiled by Palmoilmagazine.com show that FFB prices were set on a tiered basis by tree age. Three-year-old palms were priced at IDR 2,662.16/kg, four-year-old palms at IDR 2,840.23/kg, and five-year-old palms at IDR 2,971.09/kg.
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Prices rose further for older trees, with six-year-old palms at IDR 3,095.35/kg, seven-year-old palms at IDR 3,173.48/kg, and eight-year-old palms at IDR 3,240.77/kg. Nine-year-old palms reached IDR 3,304.71/kg.
The highest price was recorded for palms aged 10–20 years at IDR 3,406.67/kg. Meanwhile, palms aged 21–24 years were set at IDR 3,304.21/kg, while 25-year-old palms were priced at IDR 3,152.67/kg.
In the same pricing decision, the benchmark price for crude palm oil (CPO) was fixed at IDR 13,943.49/kg, while palm kernel prices were set at IDR 10,522.13/kg. The K index, a key component in the pricing formula, stood at 94.49%.
The sustained strength of FFB prices in Jambi at the start of 2026 is expected to support farmer confidence and reflects relatively solid conditions in the palm oil market despite ongoing global price volatility. (P2)
