Cambodia’s Rice Exports Up 94 Per Cent In 11 Months

12 December 2013
Bernama
Agricultural policy and administration / Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Exports / Government / International relations / Rice / Rice / Trade / Trade policy and regulation

Cambodia exported 332,000 tonnes of rice in the first 11 months of the year, up 94 per cent year-on-year. The country exported rice to 63 countries and territories with Poland, France, Malaysia, Thailand, the Netherlands and China as its main importers, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports Xinhua News Agency as saying. … With more than 80 per cent of the population being farmers, Cambodia produced 9.31 million tonnes of paddy rice in 2012. Besides for local consumption, the country has about 3 million tonnes of milled rice left over for exports this year. Cambodia aims to export 1 million tonnes of milled rice annually from 2015. Last year, the country exported 187,115 tonnes of milled rice worth US$132 million. …

 Bernama News Staff
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