Cassava exports to China up, but production lags

Chinese-owned Avic International plans to export 8,000 tonnes of dried cassava from Cambodia to the Chinese market this year. … According to Chan Saron, minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, there are currently 31 companies listed as exporting cassava to China from Cambodia, but only 17 companies were recognised by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. So far, Cambodia has exported about 29,787 tonnes of cassava to China, Saron said. …

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