At The Bengkulu Traditional Market, The Price Of Cooking Oil Is Still High In The Range Of Rp. 18,000-Rp. 19,000 Per Liter

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The selling price of simple and premium packaged cooking oil in the traditional market of Bengkulu City is still not stable because several types of premium brand packaged oil whose selling price is still high, ranging from Rp. 18 thousand to Rp. 19 thousand per liter.

"There are also traders who sell simple packaged cooking oil and certain brands at a price of Rp. 14,000 per liter," said Roy, a trader at a modern traditional market in Bengkulu, quoted from Antara, Friday, January 28.

He explained that the price of cooking oil is still not uniform at the price of Rp. 14,000 per liter because several cooking oil agents and distributors have issued circulars regarding the determination of the selling price of cooking oil.

In addition, there were distributors who recalled their goods and returned the difference in the capital of traders who had bought at high prices.

"There are already some types of oil that are sold at a price of Rp. 14 thousand per liter and some are sold at a price of Rp. 18 thousand per liter," said Roy.

With the decline in the price of certain brands of cooking oil in traditional markets, it is a positive thing for traders because the stock of cooking oil in stores is sold out.

Even the stock of packaged cooking oil, which is sold at a price of Rp. 14 thousand per liter, is depleted, while the stock from distributors does not know when it will arrive.

"When asked to the distributor, it turned out that the goods were no longer available in the warehouse," he said.

The same thing was conveyed by Murlis, if the current stock of cooking oil at a price of Rp. 14 thousand per liter in his shop has run out.

"The selling price of cooking oil in accordance with the government's recommendation has been implemented in traditional markets since three days ago and currently the stock is out," he explained.

Murlis hopes that the supply of cooking oil to traders will be stable as before and that cooking oil sales will return to normal before the price of cooking oil rises.

Previously, the government had given time to traders in traditional markets to adjust the price set by the government, which was Rp. 14 thousand per liter for all types of cooking oil, including premium packaging.