Paddy rice shortage hits exports

Cambodia’s milled rice exports fell about 3.4 percent in the first three months of the year compared with the same period last year, according to a report. Exports dropped to about 161,115 tonnes, compared with 166,678 tonnes in the same period in 2017.

Last month alone 50,683 tonnes of milled rice were exported, about 12.7 percent less than the 57,127 tonnes in 2017. A report from the Secretariat of the One Window Service for Rice Export Formality says Cambodia exported rice to 63 destinations.

China was on the top of the list of the importers, following by France, Malaysia, Gabon, Poland, the Netherlands and Britain.

China imported about 41,412 tonnes of Cambodia’s milled rice, France 21,581 tonnes, Malaysia 13,074 tonnes, Gabon 10,010, Poland 8,886 tonnes, and Netherland and the United Kingdom 7,131 and 5,806 tonnes respectively.

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