PALMOILMAGAZINE, PALEMBANG – The Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) pricing team of South Sumatra Province has agreed to lower the official palm oil FFB price for the first period of March 2026 (March 1–15). The price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years, which serves as the benchmark category, decreased by IDR 52.14/kg to IDR 3,534.67/kg.
In addition, the reference price for crude palm oil (CPO) was set at IDR 13,934.70/kg, while palm kernel was priced at IDR 13,278.84/kg. The shell value was recorded at IDR 17.63/kg, with the K index determined at 92.09%.
According to data compiled by Palmoilmagazine.com from the South Sumatra Provincial Plantation Office, the FFB prices for various palm tree age groups are as follows: oil palm aged 3 years at IDR 2,966.07/kg; 4 years at IDR 3,058.78/kg; 5 years at IDR 3,188.32/kg; 6 years at IDR 3,219.64/kg; 7 years at IDR 3,215.60/kg; and 8 years at IDR 3,336.34/kg.
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Meanwhile, FFB prices for older plantations were set at IDR 3,406.47/kg for 9-year-old palms and IDR 3,534.67/kg for the 10–20 year age category. Prices for 21-year-old palms reached IDR 3,526.19/kg; 22 years at IDR 3,537.21/kg; 23 years at IDR 3,512.89/kg; 24 years at IDR 3,416.40/kg; and 25 years at IDR 3,430.53/kg.
For plantations aged above 25 years, the prices were set at IDR 3,370.28/kg for 26-year-old palms; IDR 3,321.15/kg for 27 years; IDR 3,265.73/kg for 28 years; IDR 3,205.12/kg for 29 years; and IDR 3,139.49/kg for 30-year-old palms. (P2)
