In the first four months of 2022, Cambodia exported 3,834.67 tonnes of peppercorns making it slightly year-on-year increase of 79.03%. According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Vietnam was the biggest buyer of Cambodian peppercorn in January-April, at 3,540.01 tonnes or 92.32%, followed by Germany, Malaysia, Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, the US, the UK, Sweden, Kazakhstan, and Australia. According to Confirel CEO Hay Ly Eang, his company has shipped more than five tonnes of three different types of pepper-consist of white, red, and black- to France, South Korea, and Kazakhstan. Red pepper is expensive; for instance, overseas, this type of pepper costs $25 and $40 per kilogram, but many buyers placing orders, so the pepper has fallen short of international demand (Hom, 2022).

Reference: Hom, P. (2022, May 22). Peppercorn exports rocket by 79%. Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved from https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/peppercorn-exports-rocket-79