Ukraine started importing salt from Africa: How much does it cost?

Published 2023년 12월 27일

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Ukraine's Bushtyn deposit in Transcarpathia does not meet the country's need for salt, which is also imported from African countries due to its lower cost. However, the quality of the African salt is inferior to that of Transcarpathian salt. The country's technical salt needs amount to 400,000 tons per year, and they are working to increase production capacity and export capacity of Ukrainian ports to meet these needs.

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The Bushyn deposit in Transcarpathia does not cover Ukraine's need for salt. Currently, the resource is also imported from African countries. The cost of salt from Africa is lower, but the quality is worse. This was stated in an interview with "Ukrinform" by the head of Zakarpattia OVA Viktor Mykyta. "Ukraine needs its own salt, as well as any of its resources in general... It is also supplied from African countries, as I understand it, through the grain corridor on the way back to the ports of Odessa. The cost is UAH 2.5 thousand per ton," the official said . According to him, before the war, the price of technical salt from "Artemsol" was UAH 1.5 thousand per ton. In the first year of the war, the resource was supplied from Poland for 7-9 thousand hryvnias. "The cost of Transcarpathian salt from the Bushtyn deposit is currently UAH 3,000. But the quality is an order of magnitude higher than African salt: the manufacturer conducted examinations, it dissolves perfectly. Therefore, ...

Source: Unian