KBRN, Jakarta: Marking the start of the 2026 fiscal cycle, Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri presided over the opening of the Indonesian Commodity Futures Trading (PBK) in Jakarta on Friday, January 2, 2026.
"I officially open the 2026 Indonesian Commodity Futures Trading. I hope this year proves to be a successful year for this sector moving forward," said Roro Esti, as quoted by Antara.
She emphasized the necessity for all stakeholders to maximize the role and benefits of commodity futures trading to support the national economy.
Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) highlights significant growth and product innovation within the sector over the past year. Specifically, the nominal value of PBK transactions in 2025 reached IDR 48,867 trillion (USD 2.92 billion), representing a 49.8 percent year-on-year (yoy) increase.
Furthermore, the transaction volume last year hit 14.56 million lots, which is a 12 percent rise compared to the previous year. "Earlier, several points of progress in this sector were presented, and we are confident that its contribution is highly anticipated and clearly aids in our national economic development," Roro Esti remarked.
The Deputy Minister specifically highlighted vegetable fats and oils, including crude palm oil (CPO), which remained Indonesia's leading export commodity last year with a value of $28.37 billion. She urged industry stakeholders to continue driving transactions through the futures exchange to strengthen the market.
She also called for the optimization of existing trade systems and ecosystems. "This should be done primarily through price discovery mechanisms and reference prices, which are among the key benefits and roles of commodity futures trading itself," she said.
Roro Esti expressed her hope that leading commodities not yet listed on the futures exchange will soon be traded to gain the benefits of price formation and hedging. She also expressed belief that these risk management tools are essential for stabilizing the domestic commodity market.
"With the optimization of these PBK benefits, it is expected to increase state revenue and maintain Indonesia's trade balance surplus," she noted.
Additionally, she praised the literacy and education efforts led by stakeholders, as well as the transition of oversight for digital financial assets, including crypto and derivatives, to the capital market authorities.
The Deputy Minister stressed that the consistency and intensity of these educational programs must be maintained to ensure consumer protection.
"Moving forward, these literacy and education efforts need to be maintained and intensified to guarantee public protection as consumers, which ultimately leads to increased public trust; therefore, socialization is the key and the foundation of everything," Roro Esti concluded. ***
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