Nearly 90 Percent of Imported Salt Originates from Australia

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Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, salt imports throughout 2017 reached 2.55 million tons.

Origin of Imported Salt in Indonesia, 2017

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Origin of Imported Salt in Indonesia, 2017

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To meet domestic salt needs, the government must import salt from abroad. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), salt imports in 2017 reached 2.55 million tons. Of this amount, approximately 2.3 million tons, or 89.97%, came from Australia.

According to the Indonesian Salt User Industry Association (AIPGI), industrial salt needs are estimated at 3.7 million tons. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade recommends 2.37 million tons. Therefore, there is still a shortage of 1.33 million tons to meet industrial salt needs. However, according to the recommendation of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, industrial salt imports should only be 2.17 million tons.

Climate change, impacted by the La Niña phenomenon which caused high rainfall in Indonesia, has drastically reduced the production of rakyat (peasant-produced) salt, forcing the government to import.

(Read Databoks: Production of Rakyat Salt in 2016 Plunged 96 Percent)

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