Cambodia Exports More Than 200k Tonnes of Bananas in First Five Months
Cambodia Exports More Than 200k Tonnes of Bananas in First Five Months
Some 205,024 tonnes of Cavendish bananas have been shipped to foreign markets from January to May 2021, pointed out a report on the progress of major agro-industrial crop production in the five months of this year, released recently by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
China is the biggest market for Cambodia’s fresh bananas by importing nearly 180,000 tonnes, followed by Vietnam (25,113 tonnes), Singapore (480 tonnes) and Japan (333 tonnes).
Banana is a Cambodian key agro product exported to international markets together with rice, rubber, cassava, cashew nut, corn, pepper, bean, mango and vegetable.
Last year, the Kingdom exported over 300,000 tonnes of fresh banana abroad, generating some US$450 million as income.
