Average Value Of Salt, By Product Form And Type

TABLE 8
AVERAGE VALUE OF SALT, BY PRODUCT FORM AND-
TYPE¹

(Dollars per metric ton)

	Vacuum
	and
Product form	open pans	Solar		Rock		Brine
2014:
Bulk	120.75	46.39	^r	46.66	^r	9.08
Compressed pellets	177.10	143.88	^r	XX		XX
Packaged	208.44	126.34	^r	116.13	^r	XX
Average²	180.61	75.35	^r	48.11		9.08
Pressed blocks	142.68	125.17	^r	273.75	^r	XX
2015:
Bulk	136.00	49.40		54.07		10.27
Compressed pellets	181.89	158.65		XX		XX
Packaged	218.69	127.06		134.05		XX
Average²	188.87	82.45		56.32		10.27
Pressed blocks	152.82	145.13		164.91		XX
^rRevised. XX Not applicable.
¹Net selling value, free on board plant, excluding container costs.
²Salt value data reported prior to 1984 were an aggregate value per---
metric ton of bulk, compressed pellets, and packaged salt. For time---
series continuity, an average of these three types of product forms is-
presented that is based on the aggregated values and quantities of the-
product form for each type of salt listed in table 3.