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        "id": 1759973,
        "msgid": "consultant-new-export-policy-must-mitigate-its-impact-on-farmers-1779533723",
        "date": "2026-05-23 17:21:45",
        "title": "Consultant: New export policy must mitigate its impact on farmers",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Elvi Diana warns that Indonesia's planned single-window export policy via a state-owned enterprise could reshape the trade framework, with immediate effects seen in palm oil farmers' prices. She urges a clear transitional path and transparent mechanisms to prevent domestic market upheaval and protect farmer incomes.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Consultant and financial planner Elvi Diana\nadvised the government to prepare mitigation for the impact of new\nexport governance on farmers. In a written statement in Jakarta on\nSaturday, she explained that the single-window export policy through a\nstate-owned enterprise (SOE) could alter the trade mechanisms that have\nlong operated on competition among market players. The adjustment raises\nconcerns among industry players and exporters about potential changes in\ndistribution chains, transaction certainty, and price formation at the\nglobal level. \u201cThe market is basically very sensitive to regulatory\nchanges, especially those relating to the trade of strategic\ncommodities, such as palm oil. When the government announced the\nestablishment of an export SOE as the sole exporter, market participants\nimmediately perceived potential major changes in the trading mechanism,\u201d\nElvi said. According to Elvi, the reaction has already been visible in\nthe price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) for palm oil at the farm level,\nwhich has fallen by around Rp800 to Rp1,000 per kilogram. She agrees\nthat the government\u2019s policy aims to strengthen Indonesia\u2019s position as\nthe world\u2019s largest palm oil producer through export governance.\nHowever, she warned that such strategic policies require a clear\ntransition and careful communication to avoid upheaval in the domestic\nmarket. Therefore, she urged the government to promptly provide\ntechnical certainty regarding the policy\u2019s implementation, including\nprice formation mechanisms, export payment schemes, and protections for\nthe prices of smallholders\u2019 FFB. \u201cDon\u2019t let the market read this policy\nas centralisation that creates new uncertainty. The government must\nensure the new trade governance actually increases efficiency and\nstrengthens Indonesia\u2019s bargaining position, not spark panic that harms\nfarmers,\u201d Elvi said. She also regarded price stability for palm oil FFB\nas crucial because it directly relates to the purchasing power of\nmillions of palm farmers across regions. Therefore, she argued, every\nexport policy change must consider the psychological and economic\nimpacts on the domestic supply chain. \u201cCommodity markets operate on\ntrust. When market participants feel there is certainty and\ntransparency, prices will stabilise. But if uncertainty arises, those\nfirst affected are usually the farmers in the field,\u201d she added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/consultant-new-export-policy-must-mitigate-its-impact-on-farmers-1779533723",
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