Cambodia's Rice Exports Up 42 Percent in First Five Months
AKP Phnom Penh, May 30, 2020 --

Some 356,097 tonnes of Cambodian milled rice have been exported to foreign markets during the first five months of this year.

The figure shows an increase by 105,925 tonnes or 42.34 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries H.E. Veng Sakhon.

Cambodia’s milled rice were shipped to 54 countries around the world, including 24 countries in the European Union, China, six ASEAN member countries, and 23 other countries, pointed out H.E. Minister, adding that five out of 49 companies exported the most rice.

The rice exports saw an increase in all destinations compared to 2019 - EU up 51.10 percent, China up 25.26 percent, ASEAN nations up 45.39 percent, and other destinations up 79.40 percent, stressed H.E. Veng Sakhon.

In May 2020 alone, he continued, about 55,845 tonnes were exported, an increase by 53.30 percent compared to May 2019.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:48 pm
CRF secretary-general Lun Yeng said that exports to the European market, the largest importer of Cambodian rice, in the month fell 22 percent year on year to 5,269 tonnes since the EU Commission introduced safeguard measures last year on rice imports from the country.

However, Lun Yeng said rice exports to the European market are set to increase in the coming months, thanks to a drop in taxes on rice imports from 175 EUR (190.99 USD) per tonne last year to 150 EUR this year.

The EU continued to be the leading destination market for Cambodian rice last month, accounting for the lion’s share of 37 percent, while China held 30 percent of the market, ASEAN 11 percent and other countries 22 percent, according to the CRF report.

Last year, Cambodia produced some 7.9 million tonnes of rice, over 620,000 tonnes of which were set aside for export, falling 1 percent as compared to the amount in 2018./.
VNA
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Cambodia won a case about the rice tariffs in the EU courts. It's not definitive, the court just rejected the EC's application to dismiss. So presumably it will now proceed to trial. The new tariff has already been in place for 18 months and it expires after three years so it may not matter by the time it is decided.

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Cambodia's Rice Export Increases by 22% in First 9 Months to Nearly 500,000 Tonnes
AKP Phnom Penh, October 01, 2020 --

Cambodia exported 488,775 tonnes of milled rice in the first nine months of this year, up 22.6 percent compared to the same period last year.

Figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries showed that Cambodian milled rice was shipped to 60 countries around the world.

The ministry also mentioned that as of September this year, paddy rice cultivation was completed on 2.7 million hectares nationwide, equivalent to 104 percent of the yearly plan.
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Cambodian rice fields destroyed by flooding: sources
14 Oct 2020 | 11:10 UTC
Author Peter Storey Editor James Leech

London — Flash floods in Cambodia have inundated much of the country's rice fields in recent days, according to market sources.

The floods follow approximately 10 days of rain, which one exporter described as having been "non-stop". They also come at possibly the worst possible time for farmers, with harvesting of the delayed Sen Kra Ob main crop under way and harvesting of the Phka Malis crop expected imminently.

According to a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management, cited by Associated Press, "thousands of hectares" of rice fields have been destroyed. One exporter claimed that between 60%-70% of rice fields in the country's rice bowl, Battambang, had been destroyed, with a European broker reporting that "the majority of the SKO [Sen Kra Ob] still in the fields will be wiped out."

Other participants were more cautious in their assessments and said they were waiting for flood water to recede before estimating the extent of the damage. However, one such participant still noted that "we are worrying [about] paddy quality" due to the length of time the paddy will be submerged for during the crop's delicate ripening stage before harvesting.

Exporters noted that they are unable to offer for prompt shipment, with roads submerged and harvesting activities on hold. The situation is not expected to improve in the coming days, with tropical storms Nangka and Saudel forecast to bring further rain to Cambodia between Oct. 15-20 after making landfall in Vietnam.

Exporters are hesitant to offer fresh volumes as a result. S&P Global Platts assessed Sen Kra Ob 5% broken STX at $736/mt FOB FCL on Oct. 9.
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Nearly 1 Million Tonnes of Milled Rice Exported to China by Q3
AKP Phnom Penh, October 29, 2020 --

Cambodia has exported nearly 1 million tonnes of milled rice as of the third quarter of 2020, and the figure could reach 1.2 million tonnes in a near future.

The record was revealed on Tuesday by the Cambodia Rice Federation, underlining that the export followed the memorandum of understanding inked by Cambodia and China in 2014.
It is very aligned with the target of the Royal Government of Cambodia to export one million tonnes of milled rice to the international market by 2021, he added.

By Phal Sophanith, AKP.

Cambodia’s rice exports surge 11 percent in 2020
Cambodia exported a total of 690,829 tonnes of milled rice to 60 countries and regions in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 11.4 percent, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon has announced.
VNA Sunday, January 03, 2021 17:22

Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia exported a total of 690,829 tonnes of milled rice to 60 countries and regions in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 11.4 percent, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon has announced.

The Southeast Asian nation shipped 289,439 tonnes of milled rice to China in 2020, up 16.6 percent from the year before.

China is the top buyer of Cambodia's milled rice, followed by the European Union (EU), Sakhon said, adding that the export to China accounted for 41.9 percent of Cambodia's total rice export last year.

Cambodia exported 203,791 tonnes of milled rice to the European market last year, up 0.4 percent year-on-year, the minister said. The European market made up 29.5 percent of the total rice export.

The country earned 539 million USD in gross revenue from the milled rice export last year.

Cambodia produced close to 11 million tonnes of paddy rice last year. With this amount, the country saw a surplus of 5.9 million tonnes in equivalent to 3.7 million tonnes of milled rice./.
VNA

Cambodia exports 11,200 tonnes of organic rice in 2020
Cambodia shipped 11,200 tonnes of organic milled rice abroad in 2020, a 1.2-percent increase over 2019, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF).
VNA Wednesday, January 13, 2021 16:13

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia shipped 11,200 tonnes of organic milled rice abroad in 2020, a 1.2-percent increase over 2019, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF).

While the milled-rice export sector by and large chalks up 2020’s lacklustre growth performance to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the CRF worked to ramp up sales of Cambodian milled rice abroad.

The CRF said more than 90 percent of the exports were shipped to the European market, while “a small amount” went to the US.

With Cambodia’s total 2020 milled-rice exports weighing in at 690,829 tonnes, organic rice accounted for just 1.6 percent.

Song Saran, president of the CRF and CEO of miller and exporter Amru Rice Cambodia Co Ltd, said total milled-rice exports surged 11.4 percent from 2019, far outshining the growth seen in the organic variant.
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Cambodia Generates Over US$161 Million from Milled Rice Exports in First Four Months
AKP Phnom Penh, May 01, 2021 --

Cambodia's rice exports in the first four months of this year reached 192,495 tonnes, generating over US$161.69 million.

The amount of rice exports saw a decline of nearly 36 percent compared to the first four months of 2020, pointed out a report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF).

Cambodia’s milled rice was shipped to 43 countries around the world, and China remains the biggest market by absorbing 54.42 percent of Cambodian rice, followed by 20 countries in Europe, four countries in ASEAN, and 18 other destinations, the source underlined.

Moreover, in first four months of this year, Cambodia’s milled rice was exported by 51 companies, it continued.

During the same period, it added, Cambodia exported 1,529,280 tonnes of paddy rice to neighbouring Vietnam, a year-on-year increase of some 73 percent, earning more than US$221 million.

By Phal Sophanith
AKP

OM 5451 rice delivers golden results
Hin Pisei | Publication date 20 May 2021 | 09:51 ICT

Booming demand in the Vietnamese market has taken prices of OM 5451 paddy on a wild ride during and beyond the dry-season rice harvest season this year, according to industry insiders.

OM 5451 is a high-yielding long-grain cultivar of fragrant rice mainly grown in the Mekong Delta, created by a crossbreed combination of Jasmine 85 and OM 2490 varieties for pest and disease resistance.

The cultivar has bulked up yields for the Kingdom’s farmers, with the Khon Rang Reak Reay Cooperative in Kampong Chhnang’s Boribor district logging averages as high as 6.5 tonnes per hectare, according to its head Prum Narin.

In contrast, General Directorate of Agriculture chief Ngin Chhay told The Post late last month that the dry season ended with a total yield of 2.93 million tonnes on a total cultivated area of 646,530ha, or an average of over 4.5 tonnes per hectare.

A list published by the Cambodia Rice Federation on May 17 revealed that OM 5451 is going for 900-950 riel ($0.23-0.24) per kilogramme in Kampong Chhnang province, 920-940 riel in Kampong Thom province, 940-970 riel in Banteay Meanchey province and 900-930 riel in Prey Veng province.

Narin told The Post on May 19 that traders were buying up this year’s dry season paddy at higher prices than last year.

Traders were shelling out up to 1,100 riel per kilogramme in early March, before reducing that to 800 riel, while the harvest was in full swing, he said, adding that the OM 5451 paddy now rakes in 950 riel per kilogramme, up by 14 per cent year-on-year from 830 riel.

Rising demand for the crop was propelled chiefly by the Vietnamese market, he said, noting that local millers were refusing to pay out higher rates.
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I had a friend contact me months ago, he had an order for 10,000 Metric tons every month for a year and asked if I could get it for him .
Try as I might I sent out dozens of emails to brokers , mills wholesalers could not find anyone that would supply for export really weird.