Salt insights

At a press conference on January 31, Cambodia Salt Association Chairman Wen Naren said that salt production had begun in October 2024, and 30% of the output has been harvested and sold to the domestic market. He pointed out that if weather conditions are good, the salt production in 2025 will reach the above target. Wen Naren also mentioned that due to the sharp decline in salt production exported to the international market in 2024, the inventory surplus was about 40% to 50%, which made the Cambodian salt industry face a market crisis. For example, at the end of last year, the price of salt fell sharply, and the selling price of 50 kilograms of salt dropped to 5,500 Cambodian riels, which almost made salt makers lose money. Because the current salt-making method in Cambodia is still traditional and purely natural. He stressed that the price of salt has remained low so far, causing some salt farmers to suspend production due to losses. In addition, the salt export market has been very cold since last year, and no orders have been received so far. The reason for this may be related to international situations such as the Middle East conflict and the Russian-Ukrainian war, which have seriously affected the export market of Cambodian salt. It is understood that Cambodia's salt production will reach 130,000 tons in 2024, an increase of about 50,000 tons compared with 80,000 tons in 2023. This increase reflects the potential and challenges of Cambodia's salt industry in the domestic market.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto aims for self-sufficiency in rice, corn, and salt by 2026, emphasizing the importance of food independence amid the global crisis. "We must achieve food self-sufficiency. We can reach that target by the end of 2025, or at the latest 2026, three years earlier than the initial plan," Prabowo said in a meeting with

The import tariff quotas for salt and poultry eggs allocated in 2025 are 92,400 tons and 72,104 dozen, respectively.