PALMOILMAGAZINE, PADANG – The Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) pricing team of West Sumatra Province has agreed to increase the official palm oil FFB price for the second period of March 2026 (March 8–14). The price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years, which serves as the benchmark category, rose by IDR 89.88/kg to IDR 3,778.09/kg.
In the same pricing period, the reference price for crude palm oil (CPO) was determined at IDR 14,592.85/kg, while palm kernel was priced at IDR 14,073.00/kg. The shell value was set at IDR 17.50/kg, with the K index recorded at 93.21%.
According to data compiled by Palmoilmagazine.com from the West Sumatra Provincial Office of Plantation, Food Crops, and Horticulture, FFB prices across several palm tree age categories were set as follows: oil palm aged 3 years at IDR 2,956.11/kg; 4 years at IDR 3,126.73/kg; 5 years at IDR 3,313.95/kg; 6 years at IDR 3,421.90/kg; 7 years at IDR 3,558.31/kg; and 8 years at IDR 3,691.42/kg.
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Meanwhile, FFB prices for older plantations were recorded at IDR 3,766.43/kg for 9-year-old palms and IDR 3,778.09/kg for the 10–20 year age group. Prices for 21-year-old palms were set at IDR 3,628.60/kg; 22 years at IDR 3,622.97/kg; 23 years at IDR 3,568.66/kg; 24 years at IDR 3,403.39/kg; and 25 years at IDR 3,367.35/kg. (P2)
