Community Sebatik Desired CPO Refinery

Nunukan: Society Sebatik Island in particular that has oil palm plantations are looking forward to the role of the government to build refineries' crude palm oil "(CPO) on the island of Sabah bordering Malaysia.
Head of the village of Tanjung Karang Sebatik Nunukan district, Arifuddin Abdullah in Sebatik, Sunday (20/1), describes the community during this very difficult market palm oil production in the absence of palm oil refinery on the island of Sebatik.
One way is to sell to Tawau Malaysia or given to middlemen or "collectors" even though the price is very low. But that's just a step that can help people in the island's main harvest time in order not to lose money, said Arifuddin.
To that end, the marketing issues related to oil palm fruit Sebatik Island residents who have not been solved to this day, the government should step in finding the best solution for the island are mostly engaged in the palm oil sector.
Therefore, he added, had been people who carry or sell palm oil to Malaysia Tawau is often played by middlemen in neighboring countries by offering prices that do not correspond to the operational costs incurred.
However, Arifuddin said, must accept this fact because there is no alternative to palm oil to sell them to middlemen whoMalaysia was there. This condition can be reduced if there are palm oil refinery in Pulau Sebatik, although there has been a refinery that was built in the district of West Sebatik by former Regent Nunukan, Abdul Hafid Ahmad.
Arifuddin said CPO refinery capacity was only able to accommodate 15 tons per day so most likely not be able to hold the entire productionpalm island community that is now starting to produce. If already there CPO refinery in Pulau Sebatik, he believes, Malaysian businessman who had been toying with the price of palm oil often will come on the island to buy palm oil.
"I am very sure, if there's refinery in Pulau Sebatik the community that has palm oil does not sell it to Tawau (Malaysia). So ascertained Malaysian businessmen to come buy in Sebatik," he said.
Therefore, he was expecting the government intervened to procure palm oil refinery on the island of Sebatik. (Ant/OL-2)

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