Rice shipments up 165 per cent

22 February 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Rice / Trade / Waterways and ports
Africa / Asian markets / Cambodian milled rice / CDC / Chinese aid / Council for the Development of Cambodia / deputy director-general / Europe / Exports / fragrant milled rice / Hean Vanhorn / Hun Lak / Malaysian markets / Mekong Oryza Trading / one-stop service office / rice demand / Rice Millers Association / secretary-general of the Alliance of Rice Producers and Exporters of Cambodia / Sen Rith / Single Window Secretariat / traders

Exports of Cambodian milled rice rose sharply during the first four weeks of this year, and traders are optimistic about the demand in Asian markets, particularly China. Figures from the one-stop service office at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) show the Kingdom exported 25,700 tonnes of milled rice in January — an increase of 165 per cent compared with the corresponding period of 2012, during which only 9,700 tonnes were exported. … The Cambodian government hopes to export 250,000 tonnes of rice by the end of this year and is aiming for a 25 per cent increase in milled-rice exports by 2015.

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