1st half 2006 U.S. salt sales reflect mild winter
The winter of 2005-2006 actually ended about Christmas 2005 and sales of highway salt dropped by about 4 million tons Jan-June this year compared to 2005, according to Salt Institute sales statistics released in late September. Overall, sales fell from 16.5 million tons ($724 million in revenues) to 11.9 million tons ($638 million in revenues). Sales in every category eroded with most significant declines in ag and chemical salt.
