Prime Minister appeals to rice millers not to lower paddy prices

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday appealed to rice millers and paddy buyers not to lower prices and to secure better rates for farmers facing difficulties in the early harvest season. The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said the low prices were due to an influx of poor quality paddy in some areas. “I ask buyers of paddy from farmers for milling to sell in the market and for export, please do not to take any action that will depreciate harvested rice prices,” Hun Sen said at a Cambodia University of Specialties (CUS) graduation ceremony on Wednesday. …

Thou Vireak
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