In Zhangjiakou, Hebei province triggered buying | salt salt prices rumours | salt price hike rumors _ news

For nearly a week since the people of Zhangjiakou salt price hikes sparked rumors of salt. Yesterday, the salt company, Zhangjiakou City comment: price hike rumors stemmed from a new listing, people familiar with the refined iodized salt will sell will not be delisted, prices remain unchanged.

"Salt will be up! "Since June 12, the news spread rapidly in Zhangjiakou area. Overnight, local people rushed to supermarkets and wholesale markets the salt, triggering wave of blindly buying dominated by elderly. Qiaodong district, according to the Guangzhou supermarket official introduction, the shop sold more than 6,000 bags of salt in 2 days, significantly beyond the normal shipments.

Yesterday, the head of Zhangjiakou City salt company public response on the matter. The charge, the salt company has added a new variety called "Crystal salt" is ordinary iodized salt refining and upgrading products, retail price of 2 Yuan/bag, but at the same time refined iodized salt will sell in the past, and will not be withdrawn from the market, the retail price of refined salt also remained unchanged at 1.5 Yuan/bag of original price.

"Crystal" was originally a trademark salt, today is also a kind of new products, "Crystal salt" is a natural crystalline waters of Bohai Bay, contain more natural elements needed by the human body, more green and healthy. This new species to be put on the market this month, is one of the main salt market in the future.

At present, the salt company in Zhangjiakou salt stocks 760 tons, is normally 5 month supply to ensure market supplies without any problems in the city, salt companies call for public not to believe rumors, but do not need to rush to hoard any salt. (Xinhua correspondents Shi yingjie Li Xiangli)

15:17 June 19, 2014 Yanzhao evening news