Cambodia’s agricultural exports up 89.7 percent in first 8 months, netting $3.23 billion in revenue

Cambodia exported 5.54 million tons of agricultural products in the first eight months of 2021, up 89.7 percent from 2.92 million tons over the same period last year, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said on Wednesday.

Shipped to 66 countries and regions, the Southeast Asian nation earned gross revenue of $3.23 billion from the exports during the January-August period this year, he wrote on social media. He added that main agricultural produce for exports included rice, rubber, cassava, mangoes, fresh bananas, pepper, cashew nuts, corn, palm oil, and tobacco, among others.

“In sum, during the first eight months of 2021, non-rice exports rose by 110 percent, while milled rice exports dropped by 23 percent due to shipping container shortages and higher shipping costs,” Sakhon said. Cambodia exported 343,447 tons of milled rice during the first eight months of this year, generating $292 million in revenue, the minister said.

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50927787/cambodias-agricultural-exports-up-89-7-percent-in-first-8-months-netting-3-23-billion-in-revenue/