PALMOILMAGAZINE, SAMARINDA – Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm in East Kalimantan Province increased during the second pricing period of June 2026 (June 16–30), supported by stronger crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel markets.
Based on the latest meeting of the East Kalimantan Provincial FFB Pricing Team, the price for FFB harvested from 10–20-year-old oil palm trees—the province’s most productive age category—rose by IDR 65.77/kg from the previous period to IDR 3,469.60/kg.
For the same pricing period, the team set the CPO reference price at IDR 14,726.84/kg, while palm kernel was valued at IDR 13,204.23/kg. The K index, which serves as a key component in calculating FFB prices, was established at 89.48%.
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According to data from the East Kalimantan Provincial Plantation Agency, FFB prices for other age categories were also determined. Trees aged 3 years were priced at IDR 3,046.74/kg, 4 years at IDR 3,143.80/kg, 5 years at IDR 3,230.72/kg, 6 years at IDR 3,301.57/kg, 7 years at IDR 3,349.23/kg, and 8 years at IDR 3,403.35/kg.
Meanwhile, FFB from 9-year-old palms was set at IDR 3,444.98/kg, while the 10–20-year-old category reached the highest price at IDR 3,469.60/kg. Older plantations were valued at IDR 3,419.39/kg for 21-year-old palms, IDR 3,350.87/kg for 22-year-old palms, IDR 3,276.94/kg for 23-year-old palms, IDR 3,240.04/kg for 24-year-old palms, and IDR 3,209.73/kg for 25-year-old palms.
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The increase in FFB prices during the second half of June reflects continued stability in palm oil product prices at the mill level. The stronger pricing is expected to provide additional income for oil palm growers across East Kalimantan while supporting plantation productivity amid ongoing volatility in the global palm oil market. (P3)
