Salt pan workers are worried about the rainfall this season. According to Radio Slovenia’s Maja Kirar, the whole situation reminds them of 2014 when no salt was produced. Are their worries justified? “We’re back to square one. We had some reserves set aside, but after the recent rainfall we’re basically back to square one,” Sečovlje salt pans production manager Dario Sau said.

However, the hottest part of the summer is still ahead of us, and meteorologists expect the weather to improve quickly. “If the weather forecast turns out to be right, we can still reach our annual goal of 3,500 tonnes of salt,” Sau added.

Sau said he hopes there will be 23 to 25 sunny days this summer – the number of sunny days salt workers need for a good harvest. The recent rainfall has also damaged crops, orchards and vineyards.

G. K.; translated by D. V.