PALMOILMAGAZINE, , MEDAN — The upward trend in palm oil fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices in North Sumatra continued into the third week of January 2026, signaling firmer market sentiment amid relatively stable crude palm oil (CPO) and kernel prices.
The North Sumatra Provincial Palm Oil FFB Pricing Team agreed to raise the benchmark price for the January 14–20, 2026 period by IDR 57.14 per kilogram for palms aged 10–20 years. With the adjustment, the price for productive-age palms now stands at IDR 3,494.68 per kg.
The increase reflects strengthening conditions in the palm oil market, supported by stable downstream price movements. In the latest pricing formula, CPO was set at IDR 14,222.55 per kg, while kernel prices reached IDR 11,691.67 per kg, with the K index recorded at 92.81%.
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Data compiled by Palmoilmagazine.com from the North Sumatra Plantation and Livestock Agency show the following FFB price structure by tree age this week:
- 3 years: IDR 2,708.22/kg
- 4 years: IDR 2,965.38/kg
- 5 years: IDR 3,140.75/kg
- 6 years: IDR 3,229.62/kg
- 7 years: IDR 3,258.75/kg
- 8 years: IDR 3,345.75/kg
- 9 years: IDR 3,408.88/kg
- 10–20 years: IDR 3,494.68/kg
- 21 years: IDR 3,487.61/kg
- 22 years: IDR 3,441.41/kg
- 23 years: IDR 3,407.09/kg
- 24 years: IDR 3,293.57/kg
- 25 years: IDR 3,191.93/kg
The highest price remains in the 10–20 year age group, which is agronomically recognized as the most productive phase in the oil palm life cycle.
The continued strengthening of FFB prices is expected to provide positive momentum for smallholders and plantation operators, particularly as the industry monitors global CPO price movements and domestic demand trends in the weeks ahead. (P3)
