KOMPAS.com – A number of netizens on social media shared the action of the crowd who invaded Indomaret to buy cooking oil.
This happened after the price of cooking oil was set to Rp. 14,000.
One of the uploads showing the act of buying cooking oil at Indomaret was uploaded by the @dendrophiless account.
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However, the pricing program cooking oil IDR 14,000 This is actually not only available at Indomaret.
But it can also be found in a number of other modern retail.
This is as conveyed by the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi who said that the one-price cooking oil price policy started from modern retailers who are members of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association (Aprindo).
In addition, the General Chairperson of Aprindo Roy N Mandey Roy also said the same thing.
“We provide cooking oil, both simple and premium packaging, with sizes starting from one liter, sold at the same price, which is Rp. 14,000, using the current stock or stock of cooking oil in every outlet/store while waiting for the supply of cooking oil from distributors and producers. who have received government assignments,” he said as quoted from news Kompas.com, Wednesday (19/1/2021).
Retail list of cooking oil IDR 14,000
The following are a number of retail members of Aprindo other than Indomaret to get cooking oil of Rp. 14,000:
- TipTop
- Papaya Fresh Galery
- Tomang Self-Service Toll
- Supermarket Dragon
- Hypermart
- Lotte Mart
- super going
- Indomaret
- Indogrosir
- Hero Supermarket
- Asia Department Store
- Alfa Mart
- Alfa Midi
- Transmart
- Carrefour
- Yogya Department Store
Also read: Reasons for Soaring Cooking Oil Prices in the Market
No need for panic buying
Lutfi said the stock of cooking oil at a price of Rp. 14,000 was guaranteed to be safe.
So he suggested that the community not panic buying.
“The public is expected not to buy (panic buying) because the stock of cooking oil is very sufficient,” said Lutfi, quoted from Kompas.com, January 19, 2022.
Meanwhile, the Government through the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS), has prepared funds of Rp 7.6 trillion which will be used to finance the supply of packaged cooking oil for the community of 250 million liters per month or 1.5 billion liters for six months.
Meanwhile, for the price of cooking oil in traditional markets, Lutfi said he would be given one week to adjust the price.
“Traditional markets will be given 1 week to make adjustments to this policy. This policy will take effect from Wednesday 19 January 2022 at exactly 00.01 local time,” said Lutfi.
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