In Indonesia, Jakarta Globe reported that Indonesia witnessed a double-digit rise in its palm oil exports in the first half of 2025, official statistics showed as the country unlocked greater market access to the European Union (EU).
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that Indonesia’s exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives had surged 24.81% year-on-year in the first half of 2025. The exports had totaled $11.43 billion, up from $9.16 billion the previous year. The report noted that Indonesia had shipped around 11 million tons of palm oil over the said six month period, up by 2.69% year-on-year.
“In June 2025 alone, our exports of CPO and derivatives reached $2.53 billion. This marked a 36.9% rise from May 2025,” Pudji Ismartini, a deputy at BPS, told a news conference in Jakarta.
The latest trade figures came not long after the government announced that the EU had grown more lax on Indonesian palm oil albeit the bloc’s deforestation concerns, the report added.
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Category: Food & Agriculture
