Pepper exports zoom 79% in four months

Cambodia exported 3,834 tonnes of pepper in the January-April period of this year, an increase of 79.3%  compared to the same period in 2021, according to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.

Vietnam is the biggest market for Cambodia’s pepper with exports of 3,540 tonnes, read the report, citing that other major markets for the country are Germany, Malaysia, Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, US, UK, Sweden, Kazakhstan and Australia. Though the exports showed impressive growth, the price on average dropped.

Mak Ny, president of the Cambodia Pepper and Spice Federation, said yesterday that the increase in pepper exports was due to the improved transportation after the country reopened and some measures on Covid-19 were relaxed and removed. The president applauded the increase in the volume of exports, although the general price had dropped from about 16 million riels (approximately $4,000) per tonne to 13 million riels per tonne.

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