https://opiej.mpob.gov.my Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:16:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/the-impact-of-negative-perceptions-towards-palm-oil-in-the-european-union-on-the-competitiveness-of-malaysian-palm-oil-exports/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:16:02 +0000 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/?p=1555 Read more]]> The anti-palm oil campaigns by a number of European countries have been of great concern to the Malaysian palm oil industry. Such campaigns will possibly bring about a negative image of palm oil, and thus potentially affect the marketability of palm oil products in these markets. This study aimed to assess the impact of the negative perceptions towards palm oil based on environmental and health grounds on the export competitiveness of Malaysian palm oil vis-á-vis Indonesian in selected European countries as a result of the anti-palm oil campaigns. The study employed comparative trend analysis in analysing the relationships between negative perceptions and export competitiveness. The study indicated that the negative perceptions of palm oil are affecting the competitiveness of Indonesian palm oil exports more than Malaysian. Malaysian palm oil exports are more affected when the anti-palm oil campaigns are intensified.

]]> https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/indonesian-oil-palm-competitiveness-pt-socfindo-as-a-private-sector-example/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:06:45 +0000 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/?p=208 Read more]]> PT Socfindo is a long established, foreign owned, plantation company with operations in North Sumatra and Aceh. This paper provides a brief review of the background situation to the Indonesian oil palm industry, whilst noting the continued rapid expansion of this sector. The paper also provides a detailed example of how, over the past 30 years, PT Socfindo has retained its competitive advantage in terms of production costs and profitability through the twin mechanisms of increased productivity (internal factor) and rupiah devaluation(external factor). Provided the continued improvement in productivity of every hectare of planted land can be sustained by progressive improvements in planting materials and agricultural practices, the future prospects of this company remain extremely positive. Therefore, the experience gained by PT Socfindo over this extended period of increasing competition and a declining trend in palm oil commodity prices, could act as an example for the new players to follow in order to sustain the competitiveness of the Indonesian oil palm sector

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