Trade
Exports
Oz study plants roots for nine crops
The Cambodia-Australia Agricultural Value Chain (Cavac) programme on August 25 released a study identifying nine high-value crops with strong export potential in China, the EU, ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oz-study-plants-roots-nine-crops
Vietnam biggest buyer of Cambodia’s mangoes
Cambodia exported 140,000 tons of fresh mangos, or 86.8 percent of its total exports of the fruit, to Vietnam in the first seven months of this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921620/vietnam-biggest-buyer-of-cambodias-mangoes/
Ministry of Agriculture calls for investments in Longan processing
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has called on private sector to invest in processing facilities for longan, while is also in talks to export the fruit to more international markets. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50920608/ministry-of-agriculture-calls-for-investments-in-longan-processing/
Ministry seeks feedback on UK trade rules
The Ministry of Commerce seeks to engage the involvement of all exporters in the consultation process of drafting a mechanism that will serve as a benchmark for Cambodian commercial exports to the UK. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-seeks-feedback-uk-trade-rules
‘Hasten longan export to China’
Longan plantation owners in Pailin province have called on the government to expedite the proposed agreement with China on the direct export of the fruit to the country. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917990/hasten-longan-export-to-china/
Australia assists Cambodia in development of new rice variety
The Australian Embassy in Cambodia claimed that it is supporting the development of fragrant rice varieties. The project is aimed at promoting then quality and market of Cambodian rice exports. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917339/australia-assists-cambodia-in-development-of-new-rice-variety/
Cashew exports increase 345% in January-July 2021
The Kingdom exported 866,207.77 tonnes of cashew nuts in the first seven months of 2021, a 345.29 per cent year-on-year surge, with Vietnam as the main buyer, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-exports-increase-345-january-july-2021
Kingdom-US trade surges 33% in six months
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US remained resilient in the first half of 2021, clocking in at $3.8402 billion, or a 32.8 per cent surge from the $2.8917 billion booked in the same period last year, despite the profound implications of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-us-trade-surges-33-six-months
Peppercorn exports soar over 558% in January-July
Cambodia exported more than 22,580.68 tonnes of peppercorn – both geographical indication- (GI) branded Kampot pepper and non-GI cultivars – in the first seven months of 2021, up 558.19 per cent year-on-year, with Vietnam as the top buyer, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/peppercorn-exports-soar-over-558-january-july
Chilli exports up nearly 50%
Cambodia exported 67,547.34 tonnes of chillies in the first seven months of 2021, an increase of nearly 50 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Directorate of Agriculture. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/chilli-exports-nearly-50
Rice exports plunge 27 percent but demand from China and Vietnam rises
Cambodia’s overseas rice shipments tumbled 27.3 percent Jan-July, compared with a year earlier. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50907302/rice-exports-plunge-27-percent-but-demand-from-china-and-vietnam-rises/
Agricultural exports rise 87% in first seven months despite rice shipment drop
Cambodia exported nearly $3 billion worth of agricultural products in the first seven months of the year, a rise of more than 87 percent over the same period in 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50906370/agricultural-exports-rise-87-in-first-seven-months-despite-rice-shipment-drop/
Global economic rebound to lift Cambodia’s export and investment
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s Governor Chea Chanto has said that the global economic recovery will support Cambodia’s export and investment sectors, reinforcing its position as a pillar of support for relevant sectors, to boost the national economy into positive growth and sow the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50901911/global-economic-rebound-to-lift-cambodias-export-and-investment/
Bicycle exports close to$250 million in first semester
Cambodia exported $247.5 million worth of bicycles to foreign markets in the first half of this year, inching down 4.2 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899597/bicycle-exports-close-to250-million-in-first-semester/
GFT exports increase 0.9% to $4.7B in first six months
The Kingdom exported $4.7214 billion worth of garments, footwear, travel products (GFT) and other finished textile goods in the first half of 2021, up 0.9 per cent year-on-year from $4.6813 billion, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/gft-exports-increase-09-47b-first-six-months
New UK trade rules to profit exporters
The UK government on July 19 launched a consultation on new trading rules designed to stimulate commercial transactions with lower-income nations, including Cambodia. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/new-uk-trade-rules-profit-exporters
US top Cambodian export destination Jan-June
The US market topped export destinations for Cambodian products during the first six months of 2021 as the two countries confirmed their commitment to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of trade. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50897620/us-top-cambodian-export-destination-jan-june/
Cambodian exports reach $8 billion Jan-June
Cambodia exported $8.201 billion in the first six months of 2021, a 17 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50896757/cambodian-exports-reach-8-billion-jan-june/
Exports to China soar by 56 percent in the first five months of 2021
Cambodian exports to China were valued at $558 million Jan-May, up over 56 percent year on year against the same period. The increase was driven by rising Chinese demand for Cambodian agricultural products. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50885971/exports-to-china-soar-by-56-percent-in-the-first-five-months-of-2021/
Rubber sector nets $221.7M
Cambodia exported 132,174 tonnes of natural rubber worth $221.67 million in the first half of this year, up by 7.18 per cent and 38.12 per cent year-on-year in volume and value, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-sector-nets-2217m
Volume of agriculture exports up 85% in H1
Cambodia exported 4,454,505.33 tonnes of agricultural products in the first half of this year, surging by 84.64 per cent year-on-year, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon on June 30. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/volume-agriculture-exports-85-h1
17 percent increase in Cambodian exports in first five months of the year
Cambodia’s economy remains strong despite the Feb. 20 community outbreak of COVID-19 and the lockdown of Phnom Penh capital and Takhmao town of Kandal province in April. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50881810/17-percent-increase-in-cambodian-exports-in-first-five-months-of-the-year/
$4 million generated from cassava exports per year
Cambodia generates from $3.5 to 4 million a year from the exports of fresh cassava and cassava starch and chips, according to Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50876487/4-million-generated-from-cassava-exports-per-year/
Pepper exports increase 200% in first five months
Some 7,461 tonnes of Cambodian pepper were exported to foreign markets from January to May 2021, according to Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50867270/pepper-exports-increase-200-in-first-five-months/