MADURAI: Monsoon rains have stalled the annual production of salt in Thoothukudi this year. With unseasonal rains early in 2025, we (manufacturers) could not get into full production.

Unusually, production commenced in May and about 75 per cent has been achieved, almost the same level as last year because of rainfall. However, the production reached 23,000 tonnes in 2023, D Chandra Menon, president of Tuticorin Small Scale Salt Manufacturers Association said on Thursday. When production did not take off till April this year, demand for the commodity peaked and the Gujarat salt contributed to it.

To cater to market demands, 4.28 lakh tonnes of Gujarat salt were shipped to Thoothukudi during the period from March to July. On the market front, he said the price is expected to go up in the

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