Salt prices in Nghe An hit record high

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, salt farmers in Quynh Luu (Nghe An) are very excited because the price of salt has increased to a record high, reaching 3,000 VND/kg, nearly 3 times higher than in 2016.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan's family in village 9, Quynh Thuan commune has 250 m2 of salt production. The current weather does not allow for high salt production, but with 2 workers working 6 hours a day, her family still earns about 200 - 300 kg of salt. The selling price to traders is 3,000 VND/kg, while the retail price is 4,000 - 4,500 VND/kg, 3 times higher than last year.

Quynh Luu is considered a large salt granary of Nghe An province, with more than 600 hectares of production, the total salt output supplied to the market annually reaches about 60,000 tons. In previous years, many salt farmers were not interested because of low prices and unfavorable weather, this year most salt farmers are excited because the purchase price increases every day.

With more than 600 hectares of production, Quynh Luu district supplies the market with about 60,000 tons/year. Photo: Le Nhung

According to salt farmers, this year's high salt price is partly due to many people leaving the salt industry to do other jobs, leading to a decrease in salt production. In addition, this year's heavy rain and floods have reduced salt production in the central provinces, leading to a shortage in supply.

Especially recently, some big markets such as the US, Japan, Korea... have purchased salt and evaluated it as meeting standards.

Currently, the price of salt in Quynh Luu is 3,000 VND/kg, nearly 3 times higher than in 2016. Photo: Le Nhung

With this good news, coastal communes with a tradition of salt production in Quynh Luu district such as Quynh Yen, Quynh Minh, Quynh Nghia, An Hoa, Quynh Thuan, Quynh Tho... have called on people to return to their hometowns to continue salt production. At the same time, salt farmers are encouraged to use their capital to invest in replacing the filter ponds on the crystallization ponds to produce clean salt, meeting the input standards of large companies.

Le Nhung