PALMOILMAGAZINE, MEDAN – The pricing team for palm oil fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in North Sumatra has agreed to raise FFB prices for the May 6–12, 2026 period, reflecting improved market conditions for crude palm oil and palm kernel products.
Based on the official pricing decision, FFB from oil palm trees aged 10 to 20 years increased by Rp20.94/kg, bringing the price to Rp3,906.61/kg during the period.
The North Sumatra pricing team also set the crude palm oil (CPO) reference price at Rp15,274.20/kg, while palm kernel prices were fixed at Rp15,709.00/kg, with the K index determined at 93.27%.
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According to data obtained by Palmoilmagazine.com from the North Sumatra Plantation and Livestock Agency, FFB prices by tree age were set as follows: three-year-old palms at Rp3,335.50/kg, four-year-old palms at Rp3,557.98/kg, five-year-old palms at Rp3,679.44/kg, and six-year-old palms at Rp3,784.86/kg.
Meanwhile, prices for seven-year-old palms were set at Rp3,743.43/kg, eight-year-old palms at Rp3,879.17/kg, and nine-year-old palms at Rp3,911.33/kg.
For mature palms aged 10 to 20 years, the price reached Rp3,942.71/kg, while 21-year-old palms were priced at Rp3,950.53/kg. Prices then gradually declined for older trees, with 22-year-old palms at Rp3,916.78/kg, 23-year-old palms at Rp3,858.91/kg, and 24-year-old palms at Rp3,743.59/kg.
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In addition, 25-year-old palms were priced at Rp3,638.49/kg, while prices for trees aged 26 to 30 years ranged from Rp3,611.71/kg to Rp3,395.73/kg. (P3)
