My family lives in Yingkou, Liaoning, which is a coastal city. Many people say that our salt flats will be affected by the earthquake in Japan, and we can't buy salt in the future.

1. The total annual salt consumption in China is basically stable at 7 million tons (this amount is directly proportional to the population, and there will be no big fluctuations as long as the population does not change greatly), while the annual salt output in China exceeds 40 million tons, most of which are used as chemical raw materials. These abilities can easily produce enough salt once needed.

2. At present, the proportion of sea salt in the national salt is decreasing year by year, and people usually eat well salt. The main reasons are as follows: first, there are many impurities in sea salt, and the purification cost is high and uneconomical; Second, the sea salt field occupies too much land, and now the coastal beaches are very valuable, and gradually turn to seafood farming and land development, and the profit rate of salt production is too low. In fact, in the economically developed southern region, the sea salt field has long declined, which is purely due to economic laws.

3. Well salt reserves are very, very rich. There are hundreds of millions of tons in just one salt mine. It is not a problem for the people of the whole country to eat for hundreds of years, and it is also widely distributed. Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Henan and Jiangxi are all big producing areas, so transportation is not a problem.

At present, the circulation of salt in China is still monopolized by the state, and the price is strictly controlled. There is no need to worry about people's speculation about the price increase. Even if it is sold out for a while, the supply capacity of the local salt company will soon guarantee the supply. Although the franchise system has various disadvantages, it guarantees food.