Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – It is observed that cooking oil has now flooded the modern retail shelves. This condition is different when compared to when the government still imposed the highest retail price (HET) for cooking oil of IDR 14,000 per liter for packaged cooking oil, IDR 13,500 for bulk cooking oil, and IDR 11,500 per liter for bulk cooking oil.
At that time cooking oil became a magical item and triggered long lines in various locations.
However, since the government released cooking oil prices to market mechanisms starting March 16, 2022, cooking oil stocks suddenly flooded the market. However, prices exploded, even a record penetrated Rp. 28,000 per liter.
Now the price of cooking oil for several brands has been observed to fall, although not evenly.
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The following is the price of cooking oil at Indomaret outlets around South Bekasi on Sunday (8/5/2022):
– Sania 2 liter pouch packaging Rp48,900
– Fortune kemasan pouch 2 liter Rp48.700.
It seems that the cooking oil brands available in this shop are limited to only Sania and Fortune, although on the bottom shelf there is 1 jerry can of Bimoli brand cooking oil, but without the price tag.
Some of the price tags of a number of brands are seen covered with the words ‘out of stock’.
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Shifting to the modern retail outlet next door, there was a smaller amount of cooking oil on the shelves.
The following is the price of cooking oil at Alfamidi outlets around South Bekasi on Sunday (8/5/2022):
– Sunco 2 liter pouch packaging Rp53,700
– Fortune 2 liter pouch packaging Rp46.300
– Tropical kemasan pouch 1 liter Rp26.400
“Yes, now the price (Fortune) is now below IDR 50,000 for 2 liters,” said the cashier to CNBC Indonesia, Sunday (8/5/2022).
The price tag for Sania brand 1 liter pouch cooking oil is IDR 27,000. However, the item is empty.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Food Information website noted that the price of bulk cooking oil was also observed to fall on Sunday, May 8, 2022. To Rp19,810 per kg, down Rp1,017 compared to the price on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Indeed, this price is still higher. higher than the HET set by the government, which is Rp. 14,000 per liter or Rp. 15,500 per kg.
(dce / dce)
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