Cambodia's rice export sees slight increase in 9 months

10 October 2014

Cambodia exported 269,370 tons of milled rice in the first nine months of 2014, up 1.2% from 266,123 tons over the same period last year.

Seventy-seven companies have brokered Cambodian rice for 57 countries and regions around the world. The five major buyers of Cambodian rice are France, Poland, Malaysia, the Netherlands and China. During the first nine months of this year, the country had exported 49,670 tons to France, 45,850 tons to Poland, 25,900 tons to Malaysia, 24,440 tons to the Netherlands, and 20,920 tons to China.

Cambodia produced 9.4 million tons of paddy rice last year. With the amount, it has over 3 million tons of milled rice left over for exports this year. Last year, it exported some 379,000 tons of milled rice, up 84% year-on-year.

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http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodias-rice-export-sees-slight-increase-in-9-months-7466