According To President Jokowi's Instructions, Coordinating Minister Airlangga: Export Of Raw Cooking Oil Is Prohibited Starting Thursday, April 28 At 00.00

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto announced that the government has officially banned the export of raw materials for cooking oil and cooking oil as of Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 00.00 WIB. Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is a commodity that is prohibited for export.

Airlangga said, regarding the directives of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) regarding the policy of banning the export of cooking oil and cooking oil raw materials, the aim is that the supply of bulk cooking oil at a price of Rp. 14,000 per liter can be evenly distributed throughout Indonesia. The decision to stop the export of imported raw materials was also made on the basis of input from the community., jo

"This prohibition policy applies to all products, be it CPO, RPO, RBD palm oil, POME, and used cooking oil. These are all covered by the Minister of Trade Regulation and will be enforced tonight at 00.00 WIB, or April 28, 2022 according to the president's words ," said Airlangga virtually in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 27.

Airlangga said. President Jokowi pays attention to the interests of the community and is committed that the Indonesian people are the main priority of government policies.

"This policy ensures that CPO products can be dedicated entirely to the availability of bulk cooking oil and the price is Rp. 14,000 per liter, especially in traditional markets, and for the needs of MSMEs," said Airlangga.

He also emphasized that this policy will continue to apply until the price of bulk cooking oil can reach Rp. 14,000 per liter. Regarding the implementation and implementation of these policies, he said, the supervision of the export ban was carried out by Customs and Excise.

"And for the implementation of the distribution of CPO and its derivative products, if there are violations, strict action will be taken by the Food, Customs and Excise Task Force, the police who continue to monitor them, as well as the Ministry of Trade," he concluded.