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        "id": 1764057,
        "msgid": "one-stop-export-policy-sparks-sharp-drop-in-ffb-prices-1780147708",
        "date": "2026-05-25 18:51:30",
        "title": "One-Stop Export Policy Sparks Sharp Drop in FFB Prices",
        "author": "Erik Purnama Putra",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Indonesian palm oil farmers face plummeting fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices amid concerns over the government's new one-stop export policy through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI). Industry leaders warn the policy risks creating a monopsony, suppressing prices, and threatening national palm oil supply and biodiesel targets. Farmers recall the 2015 crisis when prices crashed, leading many to uproot trees and switch crops.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian government plans to mandate one-stop export for\ncommodities, including palm oil, through PT Danantara Sumberdaya\nIndonesia (DSI), sparking panic among palm oil farmers. In recent days,\nthe Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Union (SPKS) and the Indonesian Palm Oil\nFarmers Organisation Association (POPSI) reported that fresh fruit bunch\n(FFB) prices in key production areas have dropped to as low as Rp 1,500\nper kilogram. SPKS chairman Sabarudin said the rapid price decline\nreflects negative market response. He warned that the one-stop export\ntrade policy risks creating a monopsony. \u2018The situation has worsened as\nseveral companies have halted purchases and suspended sales\ntemporarily,\u2019 Sabarudin said in a press release in Jakarta on Monday, 25\nMay 2026. SPKS urged the government to intervene immediately to address\nthe price drop and stabilise the market to prevent significant losses\nfor farmers. Sabarudin added that the one-stop export policy could\nimpoverish palm oil farmers by enabling monopsonistic practices that\nsuppress FFB prices. Around 40% of the nation\u2019s palm oil supply comes\nfrom smallholder plantations, which heavily rely on stable prices. If\nthe situation persists, Sabarudin warned, smallholder productivity would\ndecline, threatening national palm oil supplies. \u2018Farmers are still\ntraumatised by the 2015 crisis when FFB prices plummeted below Rp 1,000\nper kilogram. Many uprooted their palm trees and switched to other crops\nas they could no longer sustain themselves,\u2019 Sabarudin said. He also\nargued the policy contradicts the government\u2019s goal of strengthening the\nB50 biodiesel programme. Sabarudin added that if smallholder\nproductivity drops due to reduced fertilisation and farmers abandoning\npalm oil, the national raw material supply for biodiesel could be\ncompromised.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/one-stop-export-policy-sparks-sharp-drop-in-ffb-prices-1780147708",
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