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"If the Fukushima contaminated water is safe (as Japan claimed), it can be left in Japan's soil rather than be released into the ocean," Kim said.The price of 20 kg sea salt spiked 27 percent in the first week of June compared to the first week of April, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
The share price of Insanga, a salt producer traded in the smaller KOSDAQ market, surged more than 28 percent at 1:00 pm local time.
S. Korea's salt demand soars ahead of Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge-
Roundup: S. Korean fishermen clamor against Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge-
AHEAD of Japan’s planned release of contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in the summer, some South Korean shoppers are buying salt and seafood in bulk to store at home and retailers are stockpiling in fear of a supply shortage.