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2025 Crop and production
M. P. Evans Group PLC reported its 2025 crop and production figures, showing a 8% increase in its own fresh fruit bunches (ffb) to 1,009,300 tonnes and a 5% rise in scheme-smallholder crops to 299,500 tonnes, while deliberately reducing independent crops purchased by 41% to 229,200 tonnes. Overall ffb crop decreased by 4% to 1,538,000 tonnes. Crude palm oil (CPO) production fell 3% to 360,800 tonnes and palm kernels (PK) production also decreased 3% to 78,900 tonnes. The average mill-gate price for CPO rose 5% to US$866 per tonne, and PK prices increased 42% to US$748 per tonne, positively impacting revenue and profitability, with early 2026 CPO prices remaining robust at approximately US$850 per tonne. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nM. P. EVANS GROUP PLC\n(\"THE GROUP\")\n2025 crop and production\nM.P. Evans Group PLC, a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil, is pleased to announce the following crop and production information for the year ended 31 December 2025:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025\n\n\nIncrease \n(decrease)\n\n\n2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTonnes\n\n\n% \n\n\nTonnes\n\n\n\n\nCrop of fresh fruit bunches (\"ffb\")\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOwn crops\n\n\n1,009,300\n\n\n8 \n\n\n937,000\n\n\n\n\nScheme-smallholder crops\n\n\n299,500\n\n\n5 \n\n\n285,900\n\n\n\n\nIndependent crops purchased\n\n\n229,200\n\n\n(41)\n\n\n386,000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1,538,000\n\n\n(4)\n\n\n1,608,900\n\n\n\n\nProduction*\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrude palm oil (\"CPO\")\n\n\n360,800\n\n\n(3)\n\n\n372,200\n\n\n\n\nPalm kernels (\"PK\")\n\n\n78,900\n\n\n(3)\n\n\n81,300\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*- figures include production from the Group's crop sold to third-party mills.\nThe Group achieved an encouraging increase in crop harvested from the areas managed by it during 2025, including 8% more ffb from the Group's own hectarage and a 5% rise from the areas managed on behalf of its associated scheme smallholders. Part of this was because the Group benefits from crop coming from areas recently acquired, but the Group also has many younger areas which are giving an increasing yield as they continue to mature.\nThe Group continue deliberately to restrict the amount of independent crop purchased for processing in its mills, a low-margin source of supply, with an overall 41% decrease in 2025. This is part of the Group's ongoing strategy to change the input mix to its processing facilities to prioritise its own, higher-margin, harvest.\nThe Group received an average mill-gate price for its CPO of US$866 per tonne in 2025, 5% higher than the US$823 in the previous year. Prices for PK were, on average, US$748 per tonne in 2025, a substantial 42% higher than the US$525 in 2024. This high-price environment has had a positive effect on the Group's revenue and profitability, as reported in the Group's announcement on 10 November 2025. Pricing in early 2026 remains robust, with the Group tendering its CPO output for sale at approximately US$850 per tonne.\nConsistent with the Group's announcement on 2 December 2025, work to restore normal operations at the Simpang Kiri estate in Ace...