Minjakita Consumption Surges Due to Rising Plastic Prices, How Come?

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Perum Bulog’s Director General, Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, discovered a surge in Minyakita consumption while inspecting Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta on Tuesday (14/4/2026). According to him, this increase in demand was triggered by the rise in plastic prices, which has driven a shift in consumption from bulk oil. He, along with Bulog executives, the South Jakarta Industry and Trade Office, and Perumda Pasar Jaya, conducted the inspection to ensure that food prices and supplies remain stable at the market level.

“The rise in plastic prices has affected bulk oil. Consumers are switching to Minyakita, thus increasing its demand,” said Rizal.

He assessed that this surge in demand requires an immediate increase in Minyakita availability in the market to avoid triggering price pressures at the consumer level. Therefore, Bulog has submitted a request for additional Minyakita quotas to the Ministry of Trade to meet national needs, particularly in traditional markets and the Food Supply and Price Stability Network (SP2KP).

“After Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr are over, we will push distribution back to SP2KP markets,” said Rizal.

This strengthening of distribution follows a previous prioritisation of Minyakita supplies for food assistance programmes during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, which temporarily reduced supplies in the market.

During the inspection, Bulog also noted that rice and cooking oil prices remain at the highest retail price (HET) levels. National rice stocks have even shown a significant increase in line with this year’s high procurement.

“Bulog’s current stock is around 4.75 million tonnes. Procurement has exceeded 1.96 million tonnes or about 49.2 percent,” stated Rizal.

He added that the majority of other food commodities, such as eggs and onions, are in stable condition. The price of broiler eggs is recorded at around Rp 30,000 per kilogram, village chicken eggs at Rp 3,000 per egg, and duck eggs at Rp 3,500 per egg.

Bulog is also monitoring the increase in beef prices, which have risen from Rp 140,000 to Rp 150,000 per kilogram, triggered by supply withholding ahead of Eid al-Adha.

Coordination with state-owned food enterprises will be carried out to increase frozen meat supplies to the market in order to bring prices back to reference levels. Bulog assures that it will continue to monitor developments in food prices and supplies through routine inspections in various markets to maintain stability.