Salt Imports Exceed Domestic Salt Production

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Dwi Hadya Jayani 24/09/2019 16:27 WIB

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The Coordinating Ministry for the Economy reported that total national salt production in 2019 is estimated to have decreased by 14.4% to 2.3 million tons.

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The Coordinating Ministry for the Economy reported that total national salt production in 2019 is estimated to have decreased by 14.4% to 2.3 million tons. This is in contrast to the increase in salt production in 2017-2018, which rose by 561.3% and 144.7% respectively, reaching 1.1 million and 2.7 million tons. The largest decrease in national salt production occurred in 2016, reaching 93.23%, from 2.5 million tons to 168,000 tons.

Meanwhile, the demand for salt increases annually in line with population growth and industrial expansion. In 2019, national salt demand is estimated to have increased by 5.98% to 4.2 million tons. Therefore, the government allocated an increase of 0.2% in salt imports in 2019, reaching 2.72 million tons compared to 2.71 million tons in 2018. The highest increase in salt imports occurred in 2017, reaching 19%, from 2.1 million tons to 2.6 million tons.

(Read Databoks: [How Much is the Volume and Value of Indonesian Salt Imports?](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/08/23/berapa-volume-dan-nilai-impor-garam-indonesia))

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