JAKARTA - The Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) reported that the realization of domestic market obligations (DMO) for Minyakita to food SOEs has reached 42 percent since the enactment of the Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) Number 43 of 2025.
During the regional inflation control meeting in Jakarta, Director of Domestic Market Development of the Ministry of Trade Nawandaru Dwi Putra said that this achievement had exceeded the minimum limit set at 35 percent.
According to him, this achievement shows the commitment of palm oil producers in fulfilling their supply obligations for domestic needs, especially for SOEs that carry out government food programs.
"For the realization of DMO to D1, mainly SOEs, it has been recorded since the implementation of Permendag 43 at 42 percent. So it means it is above the target, namely a minimum of 35 percent," said Nawandaru, quoting Antara, Monday, March 16.
He explained that from January to February there was pressure on the realization of distribution because manufacturers and SOEs were still in a transition period to adjust the pattern of business-to-business (B2B) cooperation.
However, support from the government through the allocation to the palm oil producer is considered to help increase the supply to the food SOEs.
The support includes a letter from the Minister of Agriculture and the Head of the National Food Agency encouraging producers to increase the distribution of supplies to support the food assistance program.
The Ministry of Trade also noted that around 75 percent of palm oil producers had met the minimum threshold of the DMO obligation of 35 percent. Meanwhile, it is expected that around 25 percent of other producers will soon follow suit by meeting the provisions in March 2026.
Nawandaru said the smooth distribution of Minyakita also required the active role of manufacturers and SOEs through direct cooperation approaches between business actors.
On the other hand, the government also noted a number of distribution constraints submitted by Perum Bulog, especially in the distribution of Minyakita to retailers in the market.
The obstacles include administrative requirements in the form of ownership of the Business Identification Number (NIB) for retail traders.
To overcome this, the Ministry of Trade has sent a circular letter to the trade service in the region to encourage assistance and facilitation for traders in handling NIB.
He emphasized that the management of NIB for micro business actors had actually been simplified, so that the obstacles that occurred were more due to a lack of information among traders.
"We hope this will be our mutual commitment at the beginning to help each other, to solve each other's problems," said Nawandaru.
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