PALMOILMAGAZINE, PEKANBARU – Prices for independent smallholder fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in Riau Province declined for the period of 29 April to 5 May 2026, following the latest pricing decision issued by the provincial pricing committee under Decree No. 14.
Based on the ruling, the benchmark price for nine-year-old oil palm trees—the reference age category—fell by IDR102.1/kg to IDR3,854.21/kg.
The calculation was based on a crude palm oil (CPO) reference price of IDR15,291.64/kg, palm kernel price of IDR16,007.97/kg, shell value of IDR22.66/kg, and K index of 92.22%.
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According to data compiled by Palmoilmagazine.com from the Riau Provincial Plantation Agency, FFB prices for younger plantations were set at IDR2,991.64/kg for three-year-old trees, IDR3,331.74/kg for four-year-old trees, IDR3,570.53/kg for five-year-old trees, IDR3,706.58/kg for six-year-old trees, IDR3,790.70/kg for seven-year-old trees, and IDR3,836.03/kg for eight-year-old trees.
For mature plantations, nine-year-old trees were priced at IDR3,854.21/kg, while trees aged 10 to 20 years were set at IDR3,816.66/kg. Meanwhile, 21-year-old plantations were valued at IDR3,754.87/kg, 22-year-old trees at IDR3,683.02/kg, 23-year-old trees at IDR3,601.29/kg, 24-year-old trees at IDR3,539.24/kg, and 25-year-old trees at IDR3,488.54/kg.
For older plantations, the committee set prices at IDR3,470.21/kg for 26-year-old trees, IDR3,442.07/kg for 27-year-old trees, IDR3,388.55/kg for 28-year-old trees, IDR3,349.06/kg for 29-year-old trees, and IDR3,258.80/kg for 30-year-old trees.
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The latest adjustment reflects ongoing sensitivity in farmer-level palm prices to movements in downstream commodity benchmarks, particularly CPO and kernel markets. (P2)
