JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI) produced 1.54 million tons of crude palm oil (CPO) in 2013, grew by 4.2% from 1.48 million tons in 2012.

But, the increase in CPO production was not inline with the increase in FFB production which reach 5.12 million tons or decreased 6.8%.

Meanwhile, AALI’s kernel production increase slightly at 1.6%, compared to 2013, totalling 328,141 tons from 323,051 tons in 2012.

Sumatra island contributed 42.8% of total FFB production last year, followed by Kalimantan 39.3%, and Sulawesi 17.9%.