State-Owned Food Enterprises Will Receive a 30 Percent Monthly Allocation of Minyakita

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The government will make State-Owned Enterprises or BUMN in the food cluster a mainstay for the distribution of Minyakita. These BUMN will receive an allocation of 20-30 percent of Minyakita from the total realization of the obligation to supply domestic needs or DMO Minyakita per month.

Minyakita is a simple packaged cooking oil from the People's Cooking Oil program. Its supply comes from exporters of various palm oil derivative products that are bound by the Minyakita DMO policy.

The Secretary of the Directorate General of Domestic Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Bambang Wisnubroto, stated on Tuesday (16/8/2025) that the distribution of Minyakita through Perum Bulog and ID Food has been very effective. The distribution of Minyakita has become increasingly widespread, and its selling price to consumers can align with the highest retail price (HET) of Rp 15,700 per liter.

However, the portion of Minyakita supply to the State-Owned Food Enterprises is currently only around 7-8 percent per month. Therefore, the government will increase the allocation of Minyakita supply to the State-Owned Food Enterprises to 20-30 percent per month of the total monthly DMO realization.

"The draft regulation is already available and is awaiting the completion of its review. We will finalize it soon so that it can be implemented promptly," he stated during the Regional Inflation Control Coordination Meeting held by the Ministry of Home Affairs in a hybrid format in Jakarta.

The portion of Minyakita supply to the state-owned food enterprises is currently only around 7-8 percent per month. The government will increase the allocation of Minyakita supply to the state-owned food enterprises to 20-30 percent per month.

The Ministry of Trade recorded that the realization of the Minyakita DMO in August 2025 amounted to 194,060 tons. This monthly realization is the third largest throughout the period from January to August 2025. As of September 15, 2025, the realization of the DMO was only 61,492 tons.

According to Bambang, the increased role of State-Owned Enterprises in the distribution of Minyakita could serve as a solution to several distribution problems of Minyakita. These problems have been mapped out from the results of monitoring and evaluating the distribution of Minyakita.

He exemplified that in Central Papua and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), there are no Minyakita distributors. This results in a lengthy distribution chain for Minyakita, causing the selling price to not align with the Highest Retail Price (HET).

As of September 15, 2025, the price of Minyakita in Central Papua reached Rp 20,500 per liter, which is 30.57 percent above the HET. Meanwhile, in NTT, the price is Rp 18,700 per liter, or 19.11 percent above the HET.

"For this reason, we will encourage state-owned food companies to enter these two regions as distributors," said Bambang.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that from January to the second week of September 2025, the national average monthly price of Minyakita remained above the Highest Retail Price (HET). As of the second week of September 2025, the national average price of Minyakita was Rp 17,309 per liter.

The price increased by 0.24 percent compared to the average price in August 2025. The three regions with the highest Minyakita prices are Pegunungan Bintang Regency (Rp 50,000 per liter), Puncak Jaya (Rp 45,000 per liter), and Yahukimo (Rp 40,000 per liter).

In addition to Minyakita, the coordination meeting also revealed that the number of regions experiencing an increase in rice prices has risen again. In fact, in the past three weeks, the government has distributed tens of thousands of tons of rice for the stabilization of supply and food prices (SPHP) through various distribution channels, including through affordable food movements in various regions.

The Head of BPS, Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, stated that as of the second week of September 2025, there were 109 districts/cities experiencing an increase in rice prices. This number is a slight increase compared to the first week of September 2025, which recorded 100 districts/cities.

BPS also categorizes rice as one of the commodities that need to be monitored. This is because rice falls within the matrix of changes in the price index (IPH) categorized as low and the price level categorized as high.

"From the perspective of the IPH change, it is indeed low. However, in terms of price, the level is considered high. This means that consumers still have to pay a high price to obtain rice," he said.

Amalia explained that, in general, the prices of medium and premium rice in zones 1 and 2 have indeed decreased. However, the prices remain above the Highest Retail Price (HET). Meanwhile, in zone 3, the prices continue to rise and are above the HET.

He exemplified that, as of the second week of September 2025, the average prices of medium and premium rice in zone 1 were Rp 13,924 per kg and Rp 15,364 per kg, respectively. Compared to August 2025, the prices of medium and premium rice decreased by 0.43 percent and 0.28 percent, respectively. However, the prices remain above the HET for medium rice at Rp 13,500 per kg and the HET for premium rice at Rp 14,900 per kg.

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Commissioner General (Pol) Tomsi Tohir Balaw, expressed regret over the increasing number of regions experiencing a rise in rice prices. He urged each local government not to be complacent after successfully lowering rice prices.

"If possible, the affordable food movement should not be held just occasionally. Continue the affordable food movement regularly until the price of rice truly decreases to at least approach the HET," said Tomsi.

Tomsi even mentioned that there are still 93 regencies/cities that did not experience a decrease in rice prices in the first and second weeks of September 2025. Some of these include Mempawah Regency, Sidoarjo, Karawang, Sukoharjo, and Ogan Komering Ulu Selatan.

He urged the government in those 93 regions to collaborate with Bulog to lower rice prices. If there has been no action from the local government, Bulog is expected to take the initiative to organize a cheap food movement in those 93 regions.