Sabtu 08 Apr 2017 17:28 WIB

South Sumatra hopes to produce 3.4 million tons of CPO

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South Sumatra has the potential to produce 5 million tons of CPO a year. (illustration)
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South Sumatra has the potential to produce 5 million tons of CPO a year. (illustration)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALEMBANG -- South Sumatra has set a production target for palm oil at 3.4 million tons this year up 400,000 tons from last year.

Chairman of the South Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Association of Oil Palm Companies (Gapki) Harry Hartanto said with that production, the province could maintain its contribution at 10 percent to the country's total production of crude palm oil (CPO).

"Gapki has set a high target this year with the expansion of plantations amid favorable climate," Harry said here on Friday. 

There is no weather phenomenon El Nino expected this year, he said, adding, El Nino causes long drought which would result in a decline in palm oil production.