Indonesia imports salt from Australia to (again) China

Published Mar 16, 2021

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Indonesia has been importing salt from countries like Australia, China, and India since 2010, with the volume and value of imports fluctuating over the years. The highest volume of salt imports from Australia was recorded in 2018, while the imports from China peaked in 2015 and increased again in 2021. India was the largest supplier of salt to Indonesia in 2011, but imports from the country decreased significantly in 2020. The total volume of salt imports in 2020 was 2.61 million tons, valued at US $ 94.55 million, an increase from the previous year.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Until 2021, based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia has subscribed to import salt from several countries. However, the most frequent ones are Australia, China and India. In 2010, it was noted that the volume of salt imports from Australia reached 1.6 million tons, equivalent to US $ 85.27 million. The import of salt from the Kangaroo Country has always increased every year. The peak occurred in 2018 where salt imports from Australia reached 2.6 million tons, equivalent to US $ 82.39 million or higher than the realization of salt imports in 2017 which reached 2.29 million tons or the equivalent of US $ 76.1 million. . As for 2020, the realization of salt imports from Australia reached 2.22 million tons, equivalent to US $ 80.97 million or an increase of 18.72% compared to the realization of imports in 2019 which reached 1.87 million tons or equivalent to US $ 72. 87 million. During January-February 2021, Indonesia has even ...

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