PALMOILMAGAZINE, PADANG, WEST SUMATRA — Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for palm oil in West Sumatra recorded a slight decline during the third pricing period of May 2026, covering May 15–21, 2026.
Based on the latest pricing decision issued by the provincial FFB Pricing Team, the price for oil palm trees aged 10–20 years decreased by Rp23.4/kg to Rp3,998.76/kg.
In the same pricing period, crude palm oil (CPO) was set at Rp15,102.06/kg, while palm kernel prices reached Rp15,310.16/kg. Meanwhile, shell prices were determined at Rp17.75/kg with a K index of 94.34%.
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According to data from the West Sumatra Plantation, Food Crops and Horticulture Agency, FFB prices for three-year-old oil palm trees were set at Rp3,122.59/kg. Prices for four-year-old and five-year-old trees reached Rp3,304.39/kg and Rp3,503.18/kg, respectively.
Furthermore, FFB prices for six-year-old palms stood at Rp3,617.51/kg, while seven-year-old trees were priced at Rp3,763.77/kg and eight-year-old palms at Rp3,905.45/kg.
For nine-year-old trees, FFB prices were recorded at Rp3,985.71/kg, while the most productive category of 10–20-year-old palms reached Rp3,998.76/kg.
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Meanwhile, prices for 21-year-old palms stood at Rp3,838.04/kg and 22-year-old palms at Rp3,832.42/kg. Prices for 23-year-old trees reached Rp3,775.39/kg, followed by 24-year-old palms at Rp3,601.30/kg and 25-year-old trees at Rp3,564.53/kg.
The slight decline in FFB prices in West Sumatra was largely attributed to ongoing volatility in the global vegetable oil market, although downstream palm products such as CPO and palm kernel continued to trade at relatively elevated levels. (P3)
