The Distribution of Minyakita Will Be Evaluated, Here Are Recommendations from Palm Oil Entrepreneurs GIMNI recommends that Minyakita be distributed directly by State-Owned Enterprises. Ed: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Vegetable Oil Industry Association (GIMNI) recommends that the distribution of people's cooking oil or MinyaKita be directly distributed by State-Owned Enterprises such as Bulog, ID FOOD, or PT Pos Indonesia, to underprivileged communities. According to GIMNI Executive Director Sahat Sinaga, the government can operate according to existing market mechanisms, but in limited quantities. "So regarding the price of MinyaKita, it should be run according to market mechanisms, without excessive regulation, and cash assistance (BLT) should be provided to underprivileged communities, with names and records available per subdistrict, and the amount is also limited," said Sahat in Jakarta on Sunday (6/7/2025). The selling price of MinyaKita is determined by three factors: the price of crude palm oil (CPO) raw material and transportation costs to the processing plant, processing costs from CPO to cooking oil including packaging, and distribution ...