We are certainly grateful to be able to unveil this people's cooking oil packaged in a simple manner
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan unveiled cooking oil in simple packaging of the brand Minyak Kita sold for Rp14 thousand per liter to facilitate people in receiving cooking oil stocks.

"We are certainly grateful to be able to unveil this people's cooking oil packaged in a simple manner," he remarked while attending the unveiling event here on Wednesday.

When it comes to cooking oil, the government and businessmen realize that the distribution chain for bulk cooking oil should be fixed, he stated.


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To this end, he expects that the existence of Minyak Kita can facilitate the distribution of cooking oil at a price that matches the highest retail price through the distribution chain, such as Si Gurih, and Warung Pangan.

"Bottleneck is already smooth. As a result, the price in Java-Bali is already Rp14 thousand per liter. However, there are places in Papua, Tarakan, where the price is still Rp20 thousand, which is quite high," he remarked.

According to Hasan, this cooking oil in simple packaging can facilitate the distribution of cooking oil in Indonesia's eastern region in Sulawesi, Kalimantan, and also Papua, hindered by logistical hurdles.


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In future, Minyak Kita is expected to enter roadside stalls, traditional markets, minimarkets, and also supermarkets, he remarked.

Moreover, bulk oil is a domestic instrument in which the price of palm oil fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is closely related to the success of the exports, he added.

"If export is successful, then the tanks in palm oil factories would be empty. If the tanks are empty, then they can buy the people's palm oil," the minister explained.

"Once the buyers for the people's palm oil increase, then, according to the law of the market, the price will rise little by little. This will make farmers happy," he remarked.


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Translator: Sella Panduarsa G, Fadhli Ruhm
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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