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Drought cuts West Kalimantan palm output, slashing shipments

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Super El Niño Disrupts

Super El Nino dried the Kapuas River, grounding barges and tugboats and prompting supply cuts.
Thirteen of West Kalimantan’s 50 mills halted shipments, reducing capacity by about half.
GAPKI projects provincial output will fall roughly 11% in September.
National 2026 palm oil forecast was cut by 2.9% because of the drought.
Farmers like Rahmat Wiyono now receive 2,650 rupiah/kg, down from 3,400 rupiah/kg.

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Grace Fu Warns

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Super El Niño Disrupts

Super El Nino dried the Kapuas River, grounding barges and tugboats and prompting supply cuts.
Thirteen of West Kalimantan’s 50 mills halted shipments, reducing capacity by about half.
GAPKI projects provincial output will fall roughly 11% in September.
National 2026 palm oil forecast was cut by 2.9% because of the drought.
Farmers like Rahmat Wiyono now receive 2,650 rupiah/kg, down from 3,400 rupiah/kg.

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