Cambodia’s Rice Export Increases Over 50% in First Seven Months

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Noy Noeun and So Sophavy

PHNOM PENH, Aug 8 (AKP) - For the first seven months of 2015, Cambodia has exported some 312,317 tons of milled rice to international markets, up 53.1 percent if compared with the same period last year, pointed out a report of the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality.

In July alone, about 28,492 tons of milled rice have been exported, an increase by 28.40 percent from the figure in July 2014, added the report.

According to the report, Cambodia exported its milled rice to 53 countries by 72 rice exporting companies. The markets for Cambodian rice included 26 EU member countries (193,903 tons), some ASEAN member countries: Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore (34,099 tons), and other 24 countries and regions like China, Hong Kong, Australia, the U.S., Taiwan, and Canada (84.315 tons).

source: AKP via http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14172/cambodia---s-rice-export-increases-over-50--in-first-seven-months/