Trade flow of cooking oil commodity in Indonesia 2018

ABSTRACTSTrade flow of oil commodity explains the distribution chain of broiler eggs from producers to end customers in certain area, which involves intermediaries in the sales process. Each intermediary has trade and transport margin (TTM). Hence, the more intermediaries involved in the sales process, the longer the distribution chain. The long distribution chain may cause the higher price.This publication analyzes the trade flow ofoilin 34 provinces in Indonesia covering 266 districts/big cities. By using survey to producers and resellers, the trade flows of boil commodity are able to be pictured both nationally and regionally. The results show that the distribution flow of broiler eggs from producers to end customers in Indonesia involves 2 to 5 intermediaries. The national main flow of distribution is: producers àdistributoràsub distributorà retailers à end customers with total trade and transport margin is 31,15 percent. Keywords: distribution, flow, oil, margin