PALMOILMAGAZINE, PALANGKARAYA — Palm oil fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices in Central Kalimantan recorded a slight decline in the first pricing period of January 2026. The provincial FFB Pricing Team agreed to lower the reference price for palms aged 10–20 years by IDR 18.41 per kilogram to IDR 3,340.41 per kg for the period of 1–15 January 2026.
The next official meeting to determine Central Kalimantan’s palm FFB prices for the second half of January 2026 is scheduled for Thursday, 5 February 2026, in Palangka Raya.
Based on data compiled Palmoilmagazine.com from the Central Kalimantan Provincial Plantation Office, FFB prices vary by tree age. Three-year-old palms were priced at IDR 2,442.33 per kg, while four-year-old palms stood at IDR 2,665.19 per kg. Prices for five-year-old palms reached IDR 2,879.81 per kg, and six-year-old palms were set at IDR 2,963.66 per kg.
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For seven-year-old palms, the price was determined at IDR 3,023.24 per kg, while eight-year-old palms were valued at IDR 3,155.52 per kg. Meanwhile, nine-year-old palms were priced at IDR 3,239.13 per kg.
The benchmark category of 10–20-year-old palms was fixed at IDR 3,340.41 per kg. For older plantations, 21-year-old palms were priced at IDR 3,336.34 per kg, 22-year-old palms at IDR 3,329.95 per kg, and both 23- and 24-year-old palms at IDR 3,301.85 per kg.
In the same pricing decision, the reference price of crude palm oil (CPO) was set at IDR 14,015.10 per kg, while palm kernel was determined at IDR 11,467.73 per kg, with an index K of 91.15%.
The slight adjustment reflects ongoing market dynamics and will serve as the basis for transactions between growers and palm oil mills across Central Kalimantan during the first half of January. (P2)
