PALMOILMAGAZINE, MEDAN — The pricing team for Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in North Sumatra has agreed to lower the price of palm oil FFB for trees aged 10 to 20 years during the May 13–19, 2026 period.
Based on the latest pricing decision, the FFB price for oil palm trees in the 10–20 year category declined by IDR72.11 per kilogram to IDR3,870.60/kg.
The committee also set the crude palm oil (CPO) reference price at IDR15,139.78/kg and palm kernel prices at IDR14,785.67/kg, with the K index recorded at 93.27%.
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According to data obtained by Palmoilmagazine.com from the North Sumatra Plantation and Livestock Agency, FFB prices for younger oil palm trees were also set at varying levels. Palm trees aged three years were priced at IDR3,269.31/kg, while four-year-old trees reached IDR3,486.83/kg.
Meanwhile, FFB prices for five-year-old trees were set at IDR3,606.56/kg, six-year-old trees at IDR3,711.06/kg, seven-year-old trees at IDR3,675.34/kg, and eight-year-old trees at IDR3,806.59/kg.
For older plantations, nine-year-old palms were priced at IDR3,839.57/kg, while trees aged 21 years reached IDR3,877.10/kg. FFB prices for 22-year-old palms stood at IDR3,842.84/kg, followed by 23-year-old trees at IDR3,787.09/kg and 24-year-old trees at IDR3,672.64/kg.
The prices continued to decline for older plantations, with 25-year-old palms set at IDR3,567.88/kg, 26-year-old palms at IDR3,540.82/kg, 27-year-old palms at IDR3,489.89/kg, 28-year-old palms at IDR3,436.13/kg, 29-year-old palms at IDR3,380.93/kg, and 30-year-old palms at IDR3,325.72/kg. (P3)
