Cambodia exported 88,646 tons of milled rice to China in the first quarter of 2022, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said on Friday.

China remained the top buyer of Cambodia’s rice, followed by the European Union, he said, adding that the export to China accounted for 52 percent of Cambodia’s total rice export during the January-March period this year.

The southeast Asian nation sold 47,674 tons of rice to the European market during the cited period, the minister said.

“A total of 170,539 tons of milled rice were exported to 47 countries and regions during the first three months of this year, up 11 percent year-on-year, earning a gross revenue of $145.8 million,” said the minister.

Agriculture is one of the four pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy.

According to the minister, Cambodia exported 3.43 million tons of agricultural products to 57 countries and regions during the first quarter of this year, up 11 percent year-on-year, making a total revenue of $1.26 billion.

Main agricultural products for exports included rice, rubber, cassava, mangoes, bananas, pepper, cashew nuts, corn, palm oil, and tobacco, among others, the minister said.

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Author: Xinhua

Source: Khmer Times

Publication date: April 2, 2022