Salt export decreases

Salt export from this district,

the largest producer of salt in Tamil Nadu, has come down in 2015-16.

While 71084 tonnes of salt was exported in 2014-15 it was to 36,918 tonnes in 2015-16, mainly due to competition fromGujarat and other countries including Iran and Pakistan entering export markets.

In July 2015, 11500 tonnes of salt was exported from Tuticorin. But this came down to 9857 tonnes this July.

Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea which used to import salt from here were nowimporting from Gujarat.