Lampung Police Chief Inspects Cooking Oil Supplies In Lampung

BANDARLAMPUNG - Lampung Police Chief Inspector General Hendro Sugiatno conducted an inspection at the warehouse of PT Tunas Baru Lampung, Jalan Yos Sudarso, Bumi Waras, Telukbetung, Bandarlampung. Kapolda wants to check the stock and production of cooking oil.

During the inspection, Hendro ensured that the distribution of cooking oil stocks in every market in Lampung was sufficient.

"We had discussions with PT Tunas Baru Lampung and briefly monitored the packing of cooking oil. After the discussion, we made sure that cooking oil stocks in Lampung were safe," said the Kapolda in Bandarlampung, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 15.

It was also stated that the people's consumption of cooking oil per month reached 6,000,000 liters, while the product of all oil producers in Lampung per month reached 9,000,000 liters.

The Kapolda also asked the public not to panic and buy up cooking oil in excess, let alone to hoard cooking oil.

"Because of wholesalers of oil, it is feared that people will hoard oil. The point is that the people of Lampung don't panic, I guarantee that the stock of cooking oil is safe," he said.

His party will take firm action if there are people who hoard cooking oil, even selling it at the highest retail price (HET).

"I make sure that the distribution of cooking oil in Lampung goes directly from the company to retail stores so that there is no long distribution chain. Moreover, the production of cooking oil at PT Tunas Baru is around 120,000 liters per day," he said.

The Marketing Division of Tunas Baru Lampung, Agus Kurniawan, said that by the end of February 2022, his party had distributed 3,000,000 liters of packaged oil throughout Lampung.

The distribution of cooking oil, he said, also cooperates with the government to supervise the distribution of cooking oil.

"We also get a supply of 500 tons of raw materials from PT Perusahaan Indonesia. Tunas Baru can currently produce 100 tons per day or 100,000 to 120,000 liters per day. If the capacity can be 300 tons per day, it depends on the supply that has a DMO. So, this week it can only be 100 tons," he explained.