Crop products and commodities

Cambodia earned over $671 million from rubber latex and rubber tree exports in 2024, marking a jump of over 36 per cent compared to 2023. The price of rubber also saw a major increase. ...

NatureLife Cambodia and the Davane Company jointly launched an expansion agreement for the “Crane Rice” project on January 8. ...

About 20 farmers in Battambang’s Mong Russey district blocked part of National Road 5 on Jan. 13, urging the government to secure a market for their recently harvested white paddy rice – a strain the Agriculture Ministry has labeled low-value for export. ...

Cambodia will host the World Rice Conference in 2025, following the country’s fragrant rice Malys Angkor winning the World’s Best Rice title last year. ...

Despite strong export growth and a $1.15 billion revenue increase, Vietnam remains the largest market for exporting raw cashew nuts; this is due to challenges in domestic processing and infrastructure, particularly drying fields, that can hinder Cambodia’s potential to become a global leader in the ...

Cambodia and Saudi Arabia Monday explored opportunities to strengthen bilateral relations, particularly in the agricultural sector. This move comes as both countries seek to enhance economic cooperation and explore new trade avenues. ...

The Kingdom exported 248,535 tonnes of rubber products earning more than $397 million in the first three quarters of 2024, according to a report released by the General Directorate of Rubber on Friday. ...

Official data showed on Friday that Cambodia earned $394 million in revenue from exports of natural rubber latex in the first nine months of 2024, up 18 percent from $332.6 million in the same period last year. ...

Three modern farming communities for cashews were officially formed in Kampong Thom province on Saturday, said a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). These three modern farming communities for cashew include Kampong Thom Sala Visai with 88 members and 255 hectares ...

Cambodia is negotiating with some countries in the region on rice trade deals to expand the Cambodian rice market, said Cham Nimul, Minister of Commerce on Tuesday. ...

In a bid to promote sustainable agriculture and stabilise local rice prices, a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has urged Cambodian farmers to shift their focus toward cultivating local rice varieties. ...

Cambodia Friday urged Indonesian companies to invest 100 percent in rice mills with options to export not only to Indonesia but also to other countries as well. ...

With the trade volume between Cambodia and Indonesia exceeding $1 billion in 2023, the two countries on Thursday agreed to expedite the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice trade.​ ...

Cambodia has become the world’s second-largest producer of raw cashew nuts, with a total production of 830,000 tonnes in the last seven months of 2024, according to the report of the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC). ...

Farmers in Battambang province are being urged to reduce their use of chemical pesticides to combat insect infestations as the rice harvest approaches, due to concerns over the impact on quality, public health and export potential to international markets. ...

More than 300 hectares of dry season rice in Kampong Cham’s Cheung Prey and Batheay districts have been affected by a lack of water, while the flash floods in Kampong Thom province have begun to recede, reducing some of the damage to affected crops. ...

Cambodia exported a total of 379,546 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of 2024, earning a revenue of $280 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Monday. ...

Cambodia exported more than 545,000 tonnes of raw cashew nut in the first semester of 2024, an increase of 50 percent compared to the same period in 2023, said a report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Wednesday. ...

Cambodia exported 338,654 tonnes of milled rice in the first six months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said on Tuesday. ...

Cambodia exported 338,654 tonnes of milled rice in the first six months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said on Tuesday. ...

Cambodia has knocked off Ivory Coast to become Vietnam’s biggest supplier of raw cashew nuts. Earlier it was the African nation that held the position. The General Department of Customs of Vietnam made the announcement on Saturday.   ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) reports that, as of mid-2024, rice cultivation has reached only 50.32% of the annual projection. ...

Cambodia-China Cassava Alliance Association (CCCAA) was officially formed Thursday to promote exporting agricultural products to China and global markets. ...

Forty families of pepper growers in Memot’s Tbong Khmum province have volunteered to form a modern agriculture community, said an official of the Agriculture Ministry. ...