The Mon State Salt Producers Association said that they would export raw salt produced in the State to Japan and Korea markets.

South Korea signed an MoU with Myanmar in the last week of September this year to import salt produced in Myanmar to meet domestic demand in Korea.

Mon State is reportedly planning to export high quality salt produced in the State before the end of this year.

In the meantime, they have already sent samples to South Korea and then they received an order of 40 tonnes of salt, in two shipping containers, for initial export.

South Korea produces about 3 million tonnes of salt annually but they have to import about 7 million tonnes every year to meet domestic demand.

The salt farmers in Mon State will get a stable and firm market if they can export their salt to South Korea.

Besides Korea, Mon State is looking to export salt to Japan. Japanese agents told them to put aside 30 shipping containers, about 600 tonnes of salt, for export in this open season.

Mon State is the second largest salt producing area in Myanmar and over 50,000 tonnes of salt are produced every year from over 4,500 salt farms. The normal salt harvesting time is in December every year.

Mon State Salt Producers Association says salt produced in Mon State is distributed to all States and Regions in Myanmar.