IN late April, the trade ministry announced a revision to its domestic market obligation (DMO) regulation for crude palm oil. On May 1, the government lowered the DMO from 450,000 tons to 300,000 tons per month. Trade ministry’s Director-General of Domestic Trade, Isy Karim, said the reason is that the price of cooking oil has been relatively stable. “Before, the DMO was high to secure supply during the Ramadan fasting month and Idul