Cambodia’s Milled Rice Exports for First Eight Months Reaches 343k Tonnes
Cambodia’s Milled Rice Exports for First Eight Months Reaches 343k Tonnes
Cambodia shipped 343,447 tonnes of milled rice during the first eight months of this year, a decline of 23.37 percent compared to the same period last year, generating nearly $292 million as income.
The figures were provided by Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, explaining the decline by the lack of storage containers and rising shipping costs.
Cambodia’s milled rice was shipped to 52 countries around the world, and China remains the biggest market buying 165,612 tonnes.
The rest were 22 countries in Europe, seven countries in ASEAN, and 22 other destinations, and 59 companies have engaged in the milled rice exports, he added.
During the period, Cambodia exported more than 2.38 million tonnes of paddy rice to Vietnam, a year-on-year increase of about 85.93 percent or 1,101,431 million tonnes, and earned some $393 million.
Khmer Times
