Nghe An: Salt prices at record high, salt farmers have no products to sell

Salt fields of Quynh Nghia commune, Quynh Luu district. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to salt farmers in Quynh Nghia and An Hoa communes... (Quynh Luu), salt prices have been high for many months now, but unfortunately people do not have much salt to sell.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Manh, owner of a salt field in Tan Thang hamlet, An Hoa commune, said that the price of salt has been high since the end of last year until now. From 1,200 - 1,500 VND/kg, then gradually increased, salt farmers are very excited. The current price of salt is 3,000 VND/kg but the weather is not sunny enough to work.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Bui Xuan Dien - Director of Thang Loi Salt Service Cooperative in An Hoa commune said that from November 2022 to now, the pricesaltThe price of buying at the field for farmers has increased to 3,000 VND/kg, which can be said to be a record so far. There were times before when it increased but there was no price like this.

Sea salt prices have increased sharply since November 2022, but Nghe An salt farmers have no salt to sell. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The reason for the high price of salt is because the weather in recent months has not been favorable for people.salt farmers produce salt, causing a shortage in the market, while demand is high. Currently, the cooperative's salt warehouses are out of stock.

"The cooperative's salt field can be said to be the largest in the district, with 113 hectares. In recent months, the price of salt here has increased to a record high, but salt farmers have no salt to sell, everyone feels sorry. Meanwhile, the number of households participating in salt production in the locality accounts for about half of the total number of households in the commune," Mr. Bui Xuan Dien shared.

DistrictQuynh Luuis the locality with the largest salt production area in Nghe An. Mr. Bui Xuan Truc - Deputy Head of the District Agriculture Department added that the locality currently has 600 hectares of salt production in coastal communes. Since the beginning of the year, Quynh Luu's salt output is estimated at only about 2 thousand tons, while the market demand is large.

The salt industry depends a lot on the weather, so when there is prolonged sunshine, salt production will increase. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Nghe An's salt season lasts from March to September every year. Salt production depends heavily on the weather, so when the weather is sunny and dry, salt production will increase./.