Exports of rice to fall short of 2013 goal
Cambodia’s rice exports roughly doubled in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2012, according to government data released yesterday. But the figures aren’t big enough to meet official goals for 2013. The numbers show that exports of fragrant rice and ordinary white rice each accounted for about half of the 266,123 tonnes that shipped out from January through September. The figures are set to fall short of the Cambodian government’s planned 500,000 tonnes in 2013, a goal which in turn represents half of the one million tonnes per year that officials hope to export by 2015. …
Hor Kimsay
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