Crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives are expected to remain among Indonesia’s top export earners in the second half of 2025, buoyed by a series of positive developments -- from the Indonesia–European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to stronger global prices. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that CPO and derivative exports reached 11 million tons in the first half of 2025, up 2.69 percent from 10.72 million tons in the same period last year. Export value surged 24.81 percent to $11.43 billion, compared with $9.16 billion a year earlier, as the average international CPO price jumped 22.21 percent to $1,053.03 per ton from $861.65 per ton. CPO and derivative products accounted for 8.91 percent of Indonesia’s total non-oil and gas exports in the first half of 2025, trailing steel (10.74 percent) and coal (9.32 percent). Tungkot Sipayung, Executive Director of the Palm Oil Agribusiness Strategic Policy Institute (PASPI), said Trump’s tariff cuts and the EU-Indonesia CEPA are the most positive catalysts for future exports. “These agreements open markets for Indonesian palm oil. With free trade in place, even if the United States imposes a 19 percent tariff, exports to Europe could rise, with some re-exported to the US,” he explained.Source: https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesias-cpo-sector-eyes-strong-finish-to-2025-on-price-gains-and-eu-market-access (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: Jakarta Globe, 14/08/2025