Cambodia expects double growth in rice exports this year: minister
Cambodia was expected to export as much as 400,000 tons of milled rice in 2013 thanks to rising demand on international markets and the country’s efforts in developing rice industry, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said Tuesday. “We project that Cambodia can export up to 400,000 tons of milled rice this year, up from about 205,000 tons last year,” the minister told an agriculture conference. The projection was based on the export outcome in the first half of this year, he said, adding that the country had exported about 176,000 tons of milled rice in the first six months of this year. … With more than 80 percent of the population being farmers, Cambodia produced 9.31 million tons of paddy rice last year. Of this amount, besides local consumption, the country has around 3 million tons of milled rice left over for exports this year. …
Xinhuanet News Staff
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