Cambodia to earn $50 mln a year from cassava exports to China

28 February 2013
The Cambodia Herald
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Aid and development / Bilateral development assistance / Biofuel crops / Chinese aid / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Exports / Non-DAC members / Sihanoukville / Trade
Agricultural and Rural Development / Avic International Co / CARD / Cassava / Chinese aid / Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly / dried cassava / Lo Kim Chhun / Sihanoukville Autonomous Port / Thailand / Yim Chhay Ly

Cambodia will earn about $50 million a year from exports of dried cassava to China through Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly said Thursday. … Cambodia’s agricultural exports previously went through Vietnam and Thailand, amounting to between 7,000 and 8,000 tons a year. …

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