Traders In Mataram Complains Of Loss Of Cooking Oil Price Policy Of Rp. 14,000/Liter, Trade Minister Suggests Coordination With Distributors

Illustration-Activities of bulk cooking oil traders in a traditional market in Mataram City, NTB Province (Photo: ANTARA)

MATARAM - The Trade Office of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB) advised traders of bulk cooking oil in a number of traditional markets to coordinate with their respective distributors. This is related to the government's policy of implementing one price cooking oil, Rp. 14,000 per liter.

"We have conveyed to the heads of traditional markets that bulk oil traders immediately coordinate with their respective distributors to adjust prices with government policies," said Head of the Trade Service Uun Pujianto in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, January 25.

Uun said this proposal was based on complaints from traders in traditional markets who were disadvantaged by the one-price policy. Meanwhile, in modern markets, the price is Rp. 14,000/liter, while in traditional markets it is still Rp. 19-20 thousand. Disdag has also coordinated with bulk oil distributors to temporarily stop distribution in order to avoid more losses.

"Meanwhile, our traders ask for coordination with distributors so that distributors can take a policy whether to withdraw or give a new, cheaper price," he said.

According to him, the implementation of cheap cooking oil prices in the modern market is not a promo price, but it is a national government policy and will last for the next six months.

"We don't know the name of the policy, maybe it can be extended. So we hope traders can immediately coordinate with distributors so they don't lose money," he said.