Kemendag Confident B50 Policy Does Not Disturb CPO Supply for Cooking Oil Iqbal conveyed that the availability of CPO in Indonesia need not be a concern. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Ministry of Trade has affirmed that the policy of implementing 50 biodiesel (B50) will not disrupt the supply of crude palm oil (CPO) for national cooking oil needs. “No, it will not (have an impact). We are the world's largest producer of palm oil and CPO is one of its derivative products,” said Director General of Domestic Trade (Dirjen PDN) of the Ministry of Trade Iqbal Shoffan Shofwan in Jakarta, Thursday (10/23/2025). Iqbal conveyed that the availability of CPO in Indonesia need not be a concern. Since the issuance of Trade Minister Regulation (Permendag) Number 18 of 2024 concerning Packaged Palm Oil and the Management of People's Cooking Oil, Indonesia has never again experienced a shortage of cooking oil. Furthermore, he explained that cooking oil in the market has several categories, ranging from premium cooking oil, second brand or intermediate brands, to the government-subsidized MinyaKita products. “So, if the availability of CPO in ...