CPO output seen to reach 9.9m tons<\/p>\n
Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Crude palm oil (CPO) production in Indonesia is expected to
\nreach 9.9 million tons by the end of this year, 6.5 percent
\nhigher than last year, according to the chairman of the
\nIndonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki), Derom Bangun.<\/p>\n
Derom said over the weekend that as of June 2003, CPO
\nproduction had reached 6.8 million tons, 3.15 million tons of
\nwhich were exported. He also said that Gapki had targeted
\nproduction of 10.4 million tons for 2004.<\/p>\n
The largest Indonesian CPO importers are India and China. As
\nof June 2003, total CPO exports to India were 1.8 million tons,
\nwith 329,000 tons to China.<\/p>\n
Derom said that Indonesia, the world's second-largest CPO
\nproducer after Malaysia, still needed to boost its CPO trade with
\nother foreign countries, especially large markets such as the
\nUnited States, Africa, Europe and Russia.<\/p>\n
\"We are far behind Malaysia in CPO exports,\" said Derom.<\/p>\n
He mentioned as an example that in China, Indonesia could win
\nonly 16 percent of the market in 2003, while Malaysia probably
\ntook the rest.<\/p>\n
He also said that in 2001, Indonesian CPO exports to Russia
\nhad reached 40,000 tons, but declined to 13,000 tons in 2002 due
\nto lack of promotion by the government.<\/p>\n
However, exports to Russia rose again this year thanks to a
\nbarter deal for Sukhoi jet fighters. Exports to Russia reached
\n40,000 tons as of September and Indonesia will probably export
\naround 30,000 tons by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Derom repeated calls on the government to help promote CPO
\nexports abroad by taking action such as holding promotional trade
\nvisits to various countries.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Derom predicted that there would be no cooking oil
\nsupply shortage, despite the upcoming Idul Fitri, Christmas and
\nNew Year holidays.<\/p>\n
\"Lack of cooking oil supply has not occurred in Indonesia,
\nbecause our CPO production is sufficient to meet demand,\" said
\nDerom.<\/p>\n
Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics states that CPO
\nconsumption per capita in Indonesia is 13.6 kg. Thus, with a
\ntotal population of around 200 million people, Indonesia needs
\napproximately 3 million tons per year.<\/p>",
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