Visited By Trade Minister Lutfi And National Police Chief Listyo Sigit, Bottles Of Tropical Cooking Oil Line Up At The BKP Factory Owned By Conglomerate Bachrun Karim

Trade Minister Lutfi together with the Head of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspects the cooking oil factory of PT Bina Karya Prima. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Trade)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Trade, Muhammad Lutfi together with the Head of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspects the cooking oil factory of PT Bina Karya Prima Gudang Ex Hargas (BKP) in the Marunda area, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 15 yesterday.

In the photos uploaded by the Ministry of Trade, bottles of the Tropical brand are still neatly lined up on the shelves of the cooking oil factory owned by the conglomerate Bachrun Karim. Even the number of bottles of Tropical cooking oil stored at the BKP factory seems to be still a lot.

"Currently we are still looking at the possibilities because the high prices abroad cause people to think of cheating. This is what we are checking and we are warning, especially the migrant mafias who are trying to get a momentary advantage, the Ministry of Trade and the Police will come and put it in order,” said Trade Minister Lutfi.

There are at least 23.49 million liters produced by this cooking oil factory for the period 1-12 March 2022. Currently, the stock of migrant workers is very abundant and sufficient to meet national needs. Therefore, Trade Minister Lutfi ensures that factory operations continue and that migrants are distributed to all districts and cities throughout Indonesia.

"When the Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) and Domestic Price Obligation (DPO) policies are implemented properly, they are actually able to solve the migration problem. In the last 28 days, the stock of migrants has reached 500 million liters. However, prices in the market are still experiencing problems, said the Minister of Trade Lutfi.

As previously reported, in the period 1-12 March 2022, PT BKP has produced 23.49 million liters of cooking oil. Of this amount, 12.87 million liters were produced at the factory located in Marunda, North Jakarta. The average daily production reaches 1.43 million liters/day.

Production is also carried out at a factory located in Gresik, East Java, with 10.62 million liters with an average daily production of 1.18 million liters per day. PT BKP's cooking oil production is carried out non-stop (every day 24 hours, a week).

Trade Minister Lutfi together with the Head of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspects the cooking oil factory of PT Bina Karya Prima. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Trade)

During this review, Trade Minister Lutfi also spoke with truck drivers who were waiting for their cargo to be distributed to several regions in Indonesia.