Yogyakarta Spreads 6,000 Liters Of Cooking Oil, Which Is Already One Price At Rp. 14,000

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JAKARTA - A total of 6,000 liters of simple packaged cooking oil was poured to meet the needs of the people in Yogyakarta in market operations that were held in all sub-districts in the city.

"Market operations were held simultaneously in all sub-districts. The city of Yogyakarta received an allocation of 6,000 liters from DIY, which was then distributed through the sub-districts with the amount according to demand," said Yogyakarta Deputy Mayor Heroe Poeewadi on the sidelines of cooking oil market operations in Mergangsan District Monday, January 24.

According to him, the market operation is aimed directly at the community as final consumers as well as for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). However, residents are asked to register first to be able to access the market operation.

"So, residents register and pay according to the amount of cooking oil to be purchased. When they come to the sub-district, they just need to take cooking oil," he said.

Buyers who come from the general public or end consumers are only limited to buying two liters, but MSME players can get cooking oil up to six liters.

The price of cooking oil in market operations is the same as the price in retail, which is Rp. 14,000 per liter.

"The price is the same because there is a single price rule. Hopefully, this market operation will make it easier for people to get cooking oil and help restore supply so that later it will be easier for people to get cooking oil," he said.

If the cooking oil market operation is still needed, Heroe said it is possible to propose additional requirements.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Availability of Trade Supervision and Control at the Yogyakarta City Trade Office, Riswanti, ensured that all retailers with a national network had complied with the provision of a single price for packaged cooking oil, which was Rp. 14,000 per liter.

“However, for traders in this people's market, it is quite difficult because there is no price faction mechanism. Actually it's a pity, especially to market traders who buy and break up from distributors. They buy at a high price," he said.

The Yogyakarta City Trade Office is trying to help the faction of cooking oil prices through the association of market traders because in each city/district or province there is always a representative for the association.

"This step is considered quite logical, but we cannot imagine the mechanism," he said, adding that market traders have one week since the implementation of the single cooking oil price on January 19 to adjust the selling price of Rp. 14,000 per liter.

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A number of local retailers in the city of Yogyakarta that have not yet received a ratification agreement from distributors have also taken a number of steps, such as withdrawing cooking oil to warehouses and delaying selling until there is an agreement on price refaction from the distributor.

"There are some who have sold it at a single price, but only for certain brands that get a price fraction from the distributor," he said.

For shops or retailers who are known to still sell cooking oil at high prices, Riswanti continued, they are threatened with sanctions according to applicable regulations, one of which is the revocation of business licenses.

Meanwhile, a resident of Mergansan Subdistrict, Suryanti, said that the increase in cooking oil prices had occurred since the end of November 2021.

“Because the price keeps going up, automatically the price of the cakes that I produce also goes up. It can go up to 40 percent. But not only because cooking oil is expensive. Other ingredients were also expensive, such as flour and eggs," he said.

As a result, he also experienced a decrease in turnover of up to 30 percent.

He hopes that the price of cooking oil will remain stable, making it easier for business actors to continue running their business and the turnover obtained is stable.