PALMOILMAGAZINE, PEKANBARU – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for independent smallholder oil palm farmers in Riau Province recorded a slight increase for the June 17–23, 2026 period, reflecting a broadly stable palm oil market environment.
The Riau Provincial Palm Oil FFB Pricing Committee, through Decree No. 21, set the price for nine-year-old oil palm plantations at IDR 3,696.32 per kilogram, an increase of IDR 21.39 per kilogram compared with the previous pricing period.
The modest adjustment indicates relatively stable market conditions, supported by firm crude palm oil (CPO) prices and a consistent value-sharing mechanism through the K index.
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The pricing committee also established the reference CPO price at IDR 15,206.00 per kilogram. Palm kernel prices were set at IDR 12,551.62 per kilogram, while palm shell prices reached IDR 26.09 per kilogram.
The K index for the period stood at 92.87%, reflecting the proportion of processed palm oil value returned to farmers.
Based on data from the Riau Plantation Office, FFB prices for three-year-old oil palm trees were set at IDR 2,856.94 per kilogram. Four-year-old plantations were priced at IDR 3,189.70 per kilogram, while five-year-old trees reached IDR 3,426.64 per kilogram.
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For mid-aged plantations, six-year-old trees were valued at IDR 3,559.74 per kilogram, seven-year-old plantations at IDR 3,639.61 per kilogram, and eight-year-old trees at IDR 3,684.06 per kilogram.
The highest price in this period was recorded for nine-year-old plantations at IDR 3,696.32 per kilogram. Meanwhile, the 10–20-year-old category, representing peak production age, was priced at IDR 3,656.22 per kilogram.
For older plantations, prices gradually declined in line with lower productivity levels. FFB from 21-year-old trees was priced at IDR 3,593.10 per kilogram, while 22-year-old plantations were valued at IDR 3,520.83 per kilogram.
Further down the age profile, 23-year-old trees were set at IDR 3,438.68 per kilogram, 24-year-old plantations at IDR 3,376.54 per kilogram, and 25-year-old trees at IDR 3,325.46 per kilogram.
For aging plantations, prices continued to ease, with 26-year-old trees at IDR 3,307.10 per kilogram, 27-year-old plantations at IDR 3,278.61 per kilogram, 28-year-old trees at IDR 3,224.70 per kilogram, 29-year-old plantations at IDR 3,185.16 per kilogram, and 30-year-old trees at IDR 3,094.77 per kilogram. (P3)
