Milled Rice Exports Top $327 Million in 9 Months
Cambodia exported over 450,000 metric tons of milled rice in the first nine months of 2023. Photo: Angkor Rice
- By Chhum Chantha
- October 9, 2023 10:55 AM
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia exported over 450,000 metric tons of milled rice in the first nine months of 2023, earning gross revenue of $327 million. Exports were shipped to 57 countries and regions.
Such a volume is equivalent to 64.3 percent of the export target set by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) at 700,000 tons for 2023.
According to a news release of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), the country exported 155,366 tons of rice to China and its autonomous administration regions, making a revenue of $100 million. China is Cambodia’s first export country for milled rice.
Exports to 26 countries of the European Union reached 190,788 tons, generating $138 million.
Cambodia also exported 45,306 tons of milled rice to 5 ASEAN countries, for a revenue of $31 million. The remaining 66,331 tons were sent to other regions like Africa and the Middle East, for $57 million.
In addition to milled rice, Cambodia also exported 3,077,415 tons of paddy rice, earning a gross revenue of $862.39 million.
Besides these two types of rice, Cambodia also exported fragrant, organic, white, parboiled, and japonica rice.
Originally written in Khmer for ThmeyThmey, this article was translated by Rin Ousa for Cambodianess.
