Rice federation started

A NEW [sic] organisation for rice exporters was launched in Cambodia this weekend in an effort to transform the industry as it seeks to meet ambitious export targets. The Federation of Cambodian Rice Exporters (FCRE) was inaugurated on Saturday, and says it will gain full authorization from the government to deal with any and all issues within the rice industry. … Data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance showed Cambodia expected to export 250,000 tonnes of milled rice by the end of this year. However, at the end of October, exports had only reached about 150,000 tonnes, data from the Single Window Office, the institution handling milled rice exports, showed. … Cambodia has a number of milled rice associations, leading to inter-association disputes. However, Cham Prasidh said all of the organisations will mainitain their authorisation to export milled rice. He also warned that associations which do not become members of the FCRE will lose their right to talk to the government on export issues. … In late August, Cambodia signed a deal to export 100,000 tonnes of milled rice to Indonesia. At the same time, China also agreed to import 300,000 tonnes per year from Cambodia.

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