According to the Cambodia Rice Federation, Cambodia generated $564 million from rice exports during January-May of this year. In the first five-month period, Cambodia exported 283,675 tonnes of milled rice through 53 exporting companies. China remained the leading consumer of Cambodian rice (52.6 percent of total exports), followed by the European Union (31% of total exports), the CRF said. Premium fragrant rice accounted for 64.10 percent of milled rice export, white fragrant rice for 33.12 percent, and parboiled rice and organic rice for 1.42 percent. In May of this year, the nation exported 62,537 tonnes of rice, a 54.28 percent increase over May of last year.

Reference: Chea, V. (2022, June 6). Cambodia’s rice exports fetch $564 million. Khmer Times. Retrieved from https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501088654/cambodias-rice-exports-fetch-564-million/