Cooking Oil DMO Realisation Sees Decline
The Ministry of Trade has recorded a decline in the domestic market obligation (DMO) realisation of palm oil producers. “For July there was a slight decline compared to June. Looking at historical data, this will increase somewhat up to perhaps August or September. So it is actually still relatively safe,” said Neni Dwi Prehati, Expert Trade Analyst at the Directorate of Domestic Market Development at the Ministry of Trade, during a regional inflation coordination meeting on Monday, 20 July 2026.
However, Neni stated that, judging by the data, the decline is relatively under control. According to her, DMO realisation has historically risen in August or September.
Ministry of Trade data recorded that cooking oil realisation for the domestic market for the period 1–17 July 2026 reached 53,050 tonnes. This figure is lower both monthly and annually. DMO in the first 17 days of the seventh month was 1.02 per cent lower than in June 2026, while DMO realisation also fell 56.02 per cent compared to the same period in July 2025.
The DMO comes from 61 cooking oil producers. As of 17 July 2026, 60 of those producers had met the minimum requirement of 35 per cent distribution to state-owned enterprises (BUMN), while four other producers had not yet met the requirement. This DMO supply is linked to developments in palm oil derivative exports. If exports decline, DMO realisation will follow suit.
Between 26 December 2025 and 17 July 2026, the Ministry of Trade recorded that 378,354 tonnes, or 50.16 per cent of DMO, had been distributed to food state-owned enterprises, namely Perum Bulog and ID Food, while the remainder was channelled to non-BUMN parties.
On the same occasion, Neni announced developments in commercial cooking oil and Minyakita prices in July 2026. The national average price of Minyakita as of 17 July 2026 was recorded at Rp 15,862 per litre, down 0.09 per cent month-on-month and 5.45 per cent compared to the previous year. Despite the decline, the average Minyakita price still exceeded the highest retail price (HET) of Rp 15,700 per litre.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade recorded that the average price of premium cooking oil rose on 17 July 2026 to around Rp 22,464 per litre, up 0.13 per cent compared to June 2026 and surging 6.95 per cent year-on-year.
Several regions experiencing quite significant price changes are in eastern Indonesia, namely North Maluku, Southwest Papua, and Central Papua. To that end, the Ministry of Trade hopes those regions can receive Minyakita supplies from food state-owned enterprises, particularly in people’s markets.