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        "id": 1689839,
        "msgid": "comparison-of-cooking-oil-prices-in-jakarta-bekasi-is-1l-really-out-of-stock-1776732645",
        "date": "2026-04-21 07:10:00",
        "title": "Comparison of Cooking Oil Prices in Jakarta-Bekasi: Is 1L Really Out of Stock?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Cooking oil prices for premium branded packaging in Indonesia have risen by 0.20% to Rp21,755 per litre as of 20 April 2026, according to the Ministry of Trade's monitoring system, marking increases of 2.44% over the past month and 4.22% year-on-year amid global tensions from the US-Israel conflict with Iran. On-the-ground checks in Jakarta and Bekasi reveal higher retail prices for 2-litre packs ranging from Rp44,100 to Rp47,000, with 1-litre options reportedly out of stock and previously priced around Rp21,500 to Rp23,000. This price surge, linked to recent hikes and supply issues, underscores ongoing volatility in essential commodity markets affecting Indonesian consumers.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Prices of premium branded packaged cooking\noil are quietly on the rise. The Market and Basic Needs Monitoring\nSystem (SP2KP) of the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) recorded that the\nprice of premium branded packaged cooking oil stood at Rp21,712 per\nlitre on Friday, 17 April 2026. Today, Monday, 20 April 2026, the price\nhas risen 0.20% to Rp21,755 per litre. Compared to a month ago, on 17\nMarch 2026, there has been an increase of about 2.44% from Rp21,237 per\nlitre. Meanwhile, on 2 March 2026, the price of premium branded packaged\ncooking oil was Rp21,094 per litre. This means a 3.13% increase today,\nor two days since the US-Israel war launched an attack on Iran,\ntriggering war and global turmoil up to now. Compared to the price of\npremium branded packaged cooking oil a year ago, specifically 21 April\n2025, there has been a 4.22% increase from Rp20,875 per litre at that\ntime. What about the actual conditions on the ground? From CNBC\nIndonesia\u2019s observations, price increases for premium packaged cooking\noil are evident in several modern retail outlets, both in Jakarta and\nBekasi. However, for some brands, prices are much cheaper, either due to\ndiscounts or because the increase has not yet taken effect. Here is a\nprice comparison in a minimarket in the Setiabudi area, South Jakarta,\nand in a supermarket located in Bekasi City, on Monday night, 20 April\n2026: Cooking oil prices in Bekasi: - Tropical 1-litre bottle packaging:\nRp21,500 - Filma 2-litre pouch packaging: Rp44,100 - Tropical 2-litre\nbottle packaging: Rp44,150, discounted from previously Rp44,450 - Sunco\n2-litre pouch packaging: Rp44,600 Cooking oil prices in Setiabudi, South\nJakarta: - At Alfamart: - Sunco 2-litre packaging: Rp46,300 - Tropical\n2-litre packaging: Rp45,400 - At Indomaret: - Sunco 2-litre packaging:\nRp47,000 - Bimoli 2-litre packaging: Rp45,500 Is 1-Litre Packaged\nCooking Oil Really Gone? When trying to confirm cooking oil prices at\nboth minimarkets in Jakarta, the employees met by CNBC Indonesia\nconfirmed that the cooking oil price increase happened not long ago.\nMeanwhile, the Alfamart store employee revealed that 1-litre packaged\ncooking oil is currently out of stock. \u201cYes, all cooking oil prices are\nrising. The 1-litre ones are not available, but they have also\nincreased, to around Rp23,000,\u201d he said to CNBC Indonesia on site,\nMonday (20\/4\/2026). \u201cIt just rose recently\u2026. Prices vary, but cooking\noil prices are indeed rising,\u201d he added. The Indomaret store employee\nmet by CNBC Indonesia said the same thing. \u201cYes, only 2-litre ones are\nleft, the 1-litre is out of stock. Yesterday it was Rp21,500 (1-litre\npackaging), but I don\u2019t know now. Because all cooking oil prices are\nrising,\u201d he said. \u201cCooking oil prices are indeed rising. I don\u2019t know,\nmaybe because plastic prices are up,\u201d he continued. This condition\ndiffers from the supermarket outlet in Bekasi City. CNBC Indonesia found\nthat at this outlet, premium packaged cooking oil, both 2-litre and\n1-litre packaging, is widely available. With prices set variably.<\/p>",
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