Trade Minister Lutfi Visits TipTop And Diamond Artha Gading

Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi when visiting Tip Top/Photo: Public Relations of the Ministry of Trade

JAKARTA - Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi is monitoring cooking oil in a number of modern retailers, namely TipTop Rawamangun, East Jakarta and Diamond Artha Gading, North Jakarta today. The monitoring results show that cooking oil and basic necessities (bapok) are available. Cooking oil with the Tropical brand on display fills the modern retail shelves. During his visit, the Minister of Trade Lutfi was accompanied by the Director General of Domestic Trade Oke Nurwan and the Director General of Foreign Trade Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana. ) the demand for cooking oil can be met 100 percent. I also see the availability is sufficient," he said in an official statement, Friday, March 18. Lutfi believes that if there are more and more brands of cooking oil available, of course the price will decrease according to competition and market leveling. they. According to him, within a week there will be many brands of cooking oil filling modern retail. "We will work together. Hopefully we can produce better prices in the not too distant future. started to come out and the price could be better," he said.

During his visit to TipTop, the Minister of Trade also checked the price of sugar and the price of meat. According to Lutfi, the price of meat is monitored to be stable. "In the range of Rp. 80,000-Rp. 120,000 per kilogram (kg) while the price of sugar is sold at Rp. 13,500 per kg. The price is still good," he said. Lutfi also expressed his appreciation to the Chairman of the Entrepreneurs Association Indonesian retailer (Aprindo) Roy Mande, who has ensured that modern retail helps the sale and distribution of basic goods and essential goods for needs ahead of Ramadan and Eid. Furthermore, said Lutfi, the Ministry of Trade will synergize with the Ministry of Industry to ensure the availability of bulk oil in the market. traditional food at a price of Rp. 14,000 per liter according to government regulations.