Salt imports hit 15K tonnes as stocks dwindle after low yields
Hin Pisei | Publication date 20 October 2022 | 19:59 ICT

About 15,000 tonnes of natural salt imported from India are now in stock to meet local demand, after adverse weather conditions dragged down domestic salt production this year to under 40,000 tonnes, roughly 30,000-60,000 tonnes fewer than estimates for annual nationwide consumption, according to industry insiders.

By comparison, salt production reached around 75,000 tonnes in 2021, according to the General Department of Small and Medium Enterprises and Handicrafts (GD-SMEH) under the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation.

The coastal provinces of Kampot and Kep are Cambodia’s primary salt producers, and the harvest season typically lasts from late December to mid-May, or even until June with hotter and drier conditions.
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