Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

Tan Thuan salt fields provide a large and stable source of salt for the Mekong Delta region. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Locals in Tan Thuan commune depend on salt production for a stable livelihood. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Tan Thuan commune has entered the peak of salt harvest season. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Locals in Tan Thuan commune depend on salt harvest for a stable livelihood. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Locals use wind power to pull seawater to the salt fields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Each salt harvest is 7 days apart, continuously for 3 months. When the rainy season begins, the salt fields here are converted to shrimp farming and wait for the dry season to continue making salt. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh

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Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

03/14/2024 09:32 | TTXVN |

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh

Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

The main salt production season of salt farmers in Luu Hoa Thanh hamlet, Tan Thuan commune, Dam Doi district usually starts from December to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year. With an area of 1,250 square metres of salt fields on land produced in the traditional way, coupled with favourable weather conditions, since the beginning of the season, more than 30 tonnes of salt have been harvested, an increase of more than 10 tonnes compared to last year. At the beginning of this year's production season, the salt price was 1,100 VND/kg (0.045 USD/kg) for regular salt and 1,400 VND/kg (0.057 USD/kg) for tarpaulin salt (clean salt). At these price points, on average each household earns about 50 million VND (2,025 USD) per harvest. Salt farmers are very excited and feel secure about their harvest and production thanks to stable salt prices and higher salt yields. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh

Ca Mau’s traditional salt production region reaps bumper harvest

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