JAKARTA - The government has tasked Perum Bulog together with ID Food and Agrinas Palma Nusantara to distribute Minyakita. The assignment includes 35 percent of the domestic market obligation (DMO) or equivalent to around 790,000 kiloliters.
Perum Bulog President Director Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani said the assignment was regulated in the latest Trade Minister Regulation (Permendag).
In the scheme, Bulog, ID Food, and Agrinas Palma are designated as the main distributors of Minyakita directly to retailers.
"In accordance with the new Permendag, yes, that Bulog together with ID Food and Agrinas Palma will be given 35 percent of the DMO. Around 790,000 kiloliters will be given to Bulog and ID Food and Agrinas Palma as its main distributor directly to retailers," said Rizal in a media briefing on Bulog's Crucial Achievement 2025 and Strategic Steps 2026 at the Bulog Office, South Jakarta, Friday, January 2.
With this policy, continued Rizal, the distribution of Minyakita through the Food SOEs will no longer pass through distributors. Bulog and other Food SOEs will distribute directly to traders or retailers.
Rizal also said this step would cut the distribution chain so that prices could be more controlled according to the Maximum Retail Price (HET) of Rp15,700 per liter.
"There is no distributor 1 and distributor 2 anymore, but directly to retailers. The hope is to cut the too long distribution chain, so that oil prices are really flat or low, so that people can buy cheaply with guaranteed quality," he said.
Meanwhile, Director of Marketing of Perum Bulog Febby Novita said based on Permendag Number 43 of 2025, Bulog started distributing Minyakita in January 2026.
"The Permendag just came out on December 12, it was enacted maybe 30 days, maybe early January. That's why now Bulog is coordinating with producers to map which producers and how many quotas and where they will go," said Febby.
Regarding the price mechanism, Febby explained that Minyakita was purchased by Bulog from manufacturers at a price of Rp. 13,500 per liter and sold to retailers at Rp. 14,500 per liter. The difference of Rp. 1,000 per liter is used to cover the cost of procurement and distribution, including bank interest and logistics costs.
"From the producer of Rp. 13,500, later Bulog will sell it for Rp. 14,500 to retailers. What is the Rp. 1,000 for? But we are there B2B, we have to distribute it to all of Indonesia. There is bank interest, there is loading and unloading costs, and others. Therefore, there is no subsidy, no money from the government, use our funds borrowed from the bank," he explained.
For information, Bulog will procure Minyakita from manufacturers through two schemes, namely the government's assignment for the establishment of the Government Cooking Oil Reserve (CMGP) and a commercial business scheme for sales needs to Bulog's retail network.
Then, in Permendag Number 43 of 2025 concerning Palm Oil Cooking Oil Packaging and People's Cooking Oil Management, the distribution of Minyakita through the Food SOEs is regulated at a minimum of 35 percent.
In the regulation, said Febby, the Food SOEs play the role of the first level distributor (D1) which receives direct supplies from manufacturers and is obliged to distribute it directly to retailers to consumers.
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