Cambodian rice exports increased sharply in the first 4 months of 2020

The Khmer Times quoted Veng Sakhon as saying that in April 2020, Cambodia exported 5,500 tons of cassava starch and 4,500 tons of fresh cassava roots to Thailand and Vietnam; 800 tons of cashew nuts mainly to Vietnam; 1,982 tons of bananas to China, Vietnam and Japan; 150 tons of mangoes to Thailand, Vietnam, France, Russia, Korea and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China).

Calculated in the first 4 months of 2020, Cambodia exported 9,301 tons of cassava flour; 33,298 tons of corn; 2,252 tons of pepper; 44 tons of vegetables; 420 tons of tobacco fibers; 186,205 tons of cashews; 42,035 tons of mangoes and some other agricultural products.

Cambodia produced a total of 31 million tons of food in 2019, generating income equivalent to $ 10 billion. Of the total Cambodian food exports, rice occupies the top export position. In 2019, Cambodia exported 620,264 tons of rice, valued at about US $ 500 million.

According to the News / VNA