Indonesia: Salt farmers in Jepara fail despite abundant stock

TABLOIDSINARTANI.COM, Jepara --- Salt farmers in Kedungmalang Village, Kedung District, Jepara Regency feel sluggish because the price of salt has fallen, even though their stock is abundant. Salt farmers in Jepara feel burdened by the selling price of salt which has now fallen to around IDR 1,000 per kilogram, far below the normal range of IDR 1,200 to IDR 1,300 per kilogram. They assume this decline is caused by salt stocks which are still abundant in storage warehouses, even though we have now entered the dry season which should be the start of salt production. Syuhada (50), a salt farmer from Kedungmalang, Kedung District, Jepara Regency, acknowledged the importance of preparation during this period to start the production process. According to him, the selling price of salt has fallen because salt supplies in warehouses have to be used up to accommodate this season's salt production. "There is still a lot of salt stock in the warehouse, like it or not, it has to be released ...