Banda Aceh, Aceh The Trade Ministry has ensured that cooking oil stocks are safe during the holy month of Ramadan, to be onserved in April 2022, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi said in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, on Saturday.
“Insya Allah (God Willing), in the Ramadan month the cooking oil stocks are safe and their prices will be normal,” Lutfi said.
Lutfi delivered his statement during his working visit to the integrated market of Al Mahirah Lamdingin, Banda Aceh City, to check the availability and price of cooking oil there.
He guaranteed that in addition to cooking oil, the Trade Ministry also ensures there would be no price fluctuations on staple food supplies, such as sugar and soybeans.
“I would make sure that (the price of) sugar will not fluctuate. What we are currently focusing on is the problem of soybeans, as domestic supplies are not enough, with more than 85 percent of soybean stocks being imported,” he noted.
Source: Antara News