Salt Sold Or Used In The United States, By Type And Product Form

TABLE 4
SALT SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE AND PRODUCT FORM^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

TABLE 4	Vacuum and
	open pans		Solar				Rock			Brine		Total
Product form	Quantity	Value	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity		Value
2014:												-
Bulk	811	97,900	2,370		110,000	^r	20,300		949,000	17,500	159,000	41,000		1,320,000	^r
Compressed pellets	1,250	221,000	423		60,800	^r	XX		XX	XX	XX	1,670		282,000	^r
Packaged:
Less-than-5-pound units	226	NA	17	^r	NA		2	^r	NA	XX	XX	244	^r	XX
More-than-5-pound units	1,680	NA	763	^r	NA		429	^r	NA	XX	XX	2,870	^r	XX
Total	1,910	398,000	781		98,600	^r	431		50,100	XX	XX	3,120		546,000	^r
Pressed blocks:
For livestock	75	NA	56	^r	NA		16		NA	XX	XX	147	^r	XX
For water treatment	34	NA	62	^r	NA		21		NA	XX	XX	117	^r	XX
Total	109	15,700	118	^r	14,700	^r	37		10,000	XX	XX	265	^r	40,400	^r
Grand total-	4,080	733,000	3,700		284,000	^r	20,800		1,010,000	17,500	159,000	46,000		2,180,000	^r
2015:												-
Bulk	937	128,000	2,070		102,000		17,600		954,000	17,000	174,000	37,600		1,360,000
Compressed pellets	1,210	220,000	425		67,500		XX		XX	XX	XX	1,630		287,000
Packaged:
Less-than-5-pound units	238	NA	17		NA		3		NA	XX	XX	257		XX
More-than-5-pound units	1,710	NA	791		NA		508		NA	XX	XX	3,010		XX
Total	1,950	425,000	808		103,000		511		68,500	XX	XX	3,260		597,000
Pressed blocks:
For livestock	93	NA	80		NA		15		NA	XX	XX	188		XX
For water treatment	36	NA	78		NA		18		NA	XX	XX	132		XX
Total	129	19,700	158		23,000		33		5,410	XX	XX	321		48,100
Grand total-	4,220	792,000	3,460		295,000		18,200		1,030,000	17,000	174,000	42,800		2,290,000
^rRevised. NA Not available. XX Not applicable.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²As reported at salt production locations, the term -sold or used- indicates that some salt, usually salt brine, is not sold but is used for captive purposes
by the plant or company. Because data do not include salt imported, purchased, and (or) sold from inventory from regional distribution centers, salt sold-
or used by type may differ from totals shown in tables 5 and 6, which are derived from company totals.