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Salt stockpiles reach 136,000 tonnes in May

May 29th at 13:19
29-05-2012 13:19:18+07:00

Salt stockpiles reach 136,000 tonnes in May

Farmers and salt companies said they had more than 136,000 tonnes of salt in stock by the middle of this month, or equivalent to 58 per cent of last year's corresponding period, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta accounted for the largest quantity of salt produced, with about 110,000 tonnes, followed by the central region with 17,880 tonnes and the northern region with 11,690 tonnes.

Currently, salt is sold from VND700 (US$0.03) to VND2,000 ($0.09) per kilo nation-wide

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