JAKARTA - PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (Persero) or ID FOOD continues to boost the distribution of cooking oil to a number of traditional market points. In total, this BUMN Food Holding has distributed 11 million liters of cooking oil.

Plt. President Director of ID FOOD, Endang Suraningsih, said that the distribution of cooking oil will continue to be carried out by ID FOOD's Food Holding subsidiaries, namely Rajawali Nusindo and PT Indonesia Trading Company.

"ID FOOD has helped distribute up to 11.5 million liters, in 20 provinces, consisting of 9.2 million liters of bulk cooking oil, 2.2 million liters of packaged cooking oil and 33 thousand liters of jerrycan cooking oil," he said in a statement. written statement received by VOI, Wednesday, March 15.

Today, ID FOOD also redistributes cooking oil in 10 locations in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) areas. Among other things, to traders at Kramat Jati, Enjo, West Tomang, Tanah Abang, Kebayoran Lama, Grogol, Red Pal, Sunday Market, Pulogadung, and Scout markets.

Endang said the bulk cooking oil and simple packaging would then be resold to the public at a reasonable price.

"As many as 60 thousand liters of cooperation with Pasar Jaya, trade associations distribute cooking oil to meet consumer needs," he said.

The head of the National Food Agency (NFA), Arief Prasetyo Adi also reviewed the cooking oil distribution activities carried out by the Food SOEs today.

"Today I reviewed the distribution of cooking oil to traders carried out by BUMN Holding Food at the Kramat Jati market location, to ensure the availability of cooking oil to the public through traditional market traders," said Arief.

Arief assessed that this was in accordance with the message and direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), to ensure the availability of cooking oil with no noise and orderly distribution.

"With the collaboration of the role of the Food SOE with the Association of Indonesian Market Traders (APPSI), it can meet the needs of the community," he explained.

Arief said that cooking oil needs an average of 300-330 million liters, more than 500 million liters of reports have been distributed from the Ministry of Trade. So, it is only up to all parties to control this cooking oil to the community.

"Together with the National Police Chief, they also help monitor and control this cooking oil to the public," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of APPSI, Sudaryono, said that his party always campaigned for three things, including how market traders were actively involved in the popular program, second, cooking oil distribution methods, third, market traders had a strong commitment to support the government's program.

"We are ready to collaborate with SOEs to make the government's populist program a success," he said.


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