Northern food firm buys Bac Lieu salt

The Northern Food Corporation yesterday began its first round of buying 30,000-40,000 tonnes of salt from farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bac Lieu.

Ho Xuan Hung, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Tuesday ordered companies to buy salt from farmers, who have 200,000 tonnes of salt in stock.

Hung made the request after he conducted a working visit at salt fields in Bac Lieu, which has the largest salt production area in the Mekong Delta.

Under the purchase round, the corporation will buy salt at prices in accordance with market prices, and priorities will be given to buying salt at fields from farmers and co-operatives.

Ho Minh Xiem, chairman of the Bac Lieu Trading and Salt Joint-Stock Company, said his company had bought black salt at fields for VND400-500 a kilo and white salt for VND700-800 a kilo.

Bac Lieu has produced a record high total output of more than 266,000 tonnes in a total area of 3,500ha in this year’s salt production season, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. — VNS

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