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Unseasonal rains and adverse climatic conditions have decimated Cambodia’s salt production, and as the harvest season comes to a close, industry insiders fear output could end up as low as one-fifth of last year’s levels, obliging the Kingdom to import the essential mineral to meet domestic demand.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Unseasonal rains and adverse climatic conditions have decimated Cambodia’s salt production, and as the harvest season comes to a close, industry insiders fear output could end up as low as one-fifth of last year’s levels, obliging the Kingdom to import the essential mineral to meet domestic demand.
Share Unseasonable rainfall melts salt production hopes Wed, 21 April 2021 This year's salt market will not be as strong as it was last year, with yields and prices expected to drop, according to salt producers in Kampot province. Bun Baraing, a salt producer in the province, told The Post on April 20 that unseasonal rainfall in the dry season – which he attributed to climate change – will chip away at production of the commodity this year to below 2020 levels, even with one month left in the harvest season. Prices have also dropped to about 10,000 riel ($2.50) per 50kg sack of salt, he s...