During In the first 7 months of 2022, Cambodia exported about 350,000 tons of rice abroad this is an increase of 13%

At the same time, prime minister Hun Sen the government of Cambodia asked Australia to open a bigger market for Cambodian products, the bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and Australia increased by more than 200 million dollars per year from 2019. Prime minister Hun Sen the government of Cambodia asked Australia to help open the market to import more products from Cambodia, especially rice imports from Cambodia.

Phnom Penh: Samdech Hun Sen requested the Australian side to expand the import of products from Cambodia to further expand trade cooperation between the two partners. At the same time, Samdech Hun Sen also welcomed the launch of agricultural and food investment promotion equipment, which was launched on July 15, 2022.

Please be announced that, In the first seven months of 2022, Cambodia exported more than 5.5 million tons of agricultural products to 67 countries. Exports are up 11.03 percent from the same period in 2021. More than 350,000 tons of rice will be exported to the European Union, China, and ASEAN in the first seven months of 2022.

According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, rice exports in the first seven months increased about 13 percent compared to the same period in 2021.

In the first seven months of 2022, Cambodia exported rice to the European Union, China, and ASEAN, an increase of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2021. According to the above report, out of 350,902 tons of rice, fragrant rice Most exported up to 226,693 tons. 116,375 tons of rice and 7,834 tons of steamed rice were exported.

The most important direction that Cambodia's rice exports to the European Union, which bought 114,380 tonnes of rice from Cambodia. and at the same time, China imported 169,766 tons of rice from Cambodia and 29,957 tons from the ASEAN region. More than 36,799 tons of rice were exported to other countries.

Please be informed that at present, there are 53 companies in Cambodia that have exported rice, there are 10 big companies that have exported 240,779 tons of rice and 43 companies have exported 110,123 tons of rice.

It should be noted that according to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, in the first half of this year, Cambodia decided to export a total of 327,200 tons of rice, an increase of 467,50 tons, equivalent to 16% compared to the same period in 2021, which was 280 450 tons. Cambodia exported 98,624 tons to 23 EU countries, an increase of 31,488 tons, equivalent to 47 percent.