Low Market Prices for Cabbage Oblige Many Cambodian Farmers to Sell at a Loss
The large quantity of cabbage on the market in Cambodia has brought prices down, leading many farmers to sell at a loss.

Khorn Nary and Phoung Vantha 22/01/2021 9:52 AM
PHNOM PENH--The price of cabbage has dropped so low this month that some Cambodian farmers are facing bankruptcy.
According to farmers in Kampong Cham and Battambang provinces, brokers in some areas have reduced prices to 1,000 riels to 1,500 riels ($0.25 to $0.37) per kilogram.

Since growing conditions are favorable for cabbage in December and January, many farmers turned to cabbage in December 2020 as it is easy to grow and can be harvested within weeks.

But as Pov Rati, a farmer of Koh Sotin District in Kampong Cham Province, said on Jan. 20, prices dropped as low as 1,300 to 1,500 riels ($0.32 to $0.37) per kilogram and at times there has been no buyer. Cabbage used to sell for 3,500 to 5,000 riels ($0.86 to $1.23), he said.

As Rati explained, prices are set by brokers—most farmers in her area deal directly with brokers as they are not members of farmer groups or NGOs as this usually entails meeting requirements to grow products, he said.

Farmers in Battambang Province face a similar situation. According to Loam Sopheara, president of the Agricultural Association of Banan District in Battambang Province, the highest price a farmer can obtain these days is 2,000 riels ($0.49) per kilogram.

"Most farmers here grow the same vegetables, especially cabbage, and this season is the season of an abundance of cabbage, but the selling price is only 2,000 riels per kilogram," she said.

Chhim Vachira, director of the Battambang Provincial Department of Agriculture, said the price of leafy vegetables range from 1,000 to 1,500 riels ($0.25 to $0.37) per kilogram, but farmers who are members of a group or project can obtain 2,000 to 3,000 riels ($0.49 to $0.74) per kilogram.

While the price is still not good, farmers accept it because they understand the current market situation, he said. "In December and January, it's time for the cabbage harvest, which leads prices to be only 1,000 to 1,500 riels ($0.25 to $0.37) per kilogram in Battambang Province," he said.
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That was the price of fish.

Does anyone know where you can get sauerkraut, please?

Why not make it yourself? All it takes is salt and time.

Time to export

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Nanook wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:11 am Why not make it yourself? All it takes is salt and time.

And a cool space.
I tried, and failed. Too hot.