PALMOILMAGAZINE, MEDAN – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm in North Sumatra declined again for the June 24–30, 2026 pricing period, reflecting weaker crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel reference prices.
According to the provincial FFB pricing committee, the benchmark price for oil palm trees aged between 10 and 20 years—the most productive category—was set at IDR 3,781.09 per kilogram.
The price represents a decline of IDR 98.30 per kilogram compared with the previous period. The correction was primarily driven by lower CPO and palm kernel prices, which serve as key components in determining FFB prices.
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For the current pricing period, the CPO reference price was set at IDR 15,230.59 per kilogram, while palm kernel prices reached IDR 12,713.78 per kilogram. The K index was established at 93.03%.
Data obtained by Palmoilmagazine.com from the North Sumatra Plantation and Livestock Agency showed that FFB prices for three-year-old trees were set at IDR 3,179.36 per kilogram. Four-year-old trees were priced at IDR 3,389.38 per kilogram, while five-year-old trees reached IDR 3,507.71 per kilogram.
Prices for six-year-old trees were established at IDR 3,612.56 per kilogram, seven-year-old trees at IDR 3,591.39 per kilogram, and eight-year-old trees at IDR 3,714.05 per kilogram. Meanwhile, nine-year-old plantations recorded prices of IDR 3,750.15 per kilogram.
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The key productive age category of 10 to 20 years was priced at IDR 3,781.09 per kilogram. The highest FFB price during the period was recorded for 21-year-old trees, which reached IDR 3,784.19 per kilogram.
Prices for older plantations gradually declined. FFB from 22-year-old trees was valued at IDR 3,747.61 per kilogram, while 23-year-old plantations received IDR 3,696.08 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, 24-year-old trees were priced at IDR 3,580.85 per kilogram, and 25-year-old plantations at IDR 3,474.12 per kilogram.
For older stands, prices continued to weaken, with 26-year-old trees valued at IDR 3,445.56 per kilogram, 27-year-old trees at IDR 3,393.85 per kilogram, 28-year-old trees at IDR 3,339.31 per kilogram, 29-year-old trees at IDR 3,283.11 per kilogram, and 30-year-old plantations at IDR 3,226.92 per kilogram.
FFB price movements in North Sumatra over recent weeks have continued to reflect developments in both domestic and international CPO markets. Industry participants hope that the recent recovery in global palm oil prices will eventually provide positive momentum for smallholder FFB prices in the coming pricing periods. (P3)
