How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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More rural places that still rely on what is hunted and gathered locally will see the least impact.
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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techietraveller84 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 10:53 am More rural places that still rely on what is hunted and gathered locally will see the least impact.
Until some people turn up and offer them more money for their rice and other foodstuffs than they can get locally and cart it all away.

This is is more than simple consumer price inflation, this is about food security which is a different beast. A global shortage of fertilizer isn't going to help.

Countries currently implementing food export bans. This is just starting.

ARGENTINA Soybean oil, soybean meal, Dec 31, 2023
ALGERIA Pasta, wheat derivatives, vegetable oil, sugar Dec 31, 2022
EGYPT Vegetable oil, maize June 12, 2022
Wheat, flour, oils, lentils, pasta, beans June 10, 2022
INDIA Wheat Dec 31, 2022
INDONESIA Palm oil, palm kernel oil Dec 31, 2022
IRAN Potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, onion Dec 31, 2022
KAZAKHSTAN Wheat, wheat flour June 15, 2022
KOSOVO Wheat, corn, flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, Dec 31, 2022
TURKEY Beef, mutton, goat meat, butter, cooking oils Dec 31, 2022
UKRAINE Wheat, oats, millet, sugar Dec 31, 2022
RUSSIA Sugar, sunflower seeds Aug 31, 2022
Wheat, meslin, rye, barley, maize June 30, 2022
SERBIA Wheat, corn, flour, oil Dec 31, 2022
TUNISIA Fruits, vegetables Dec 31, 2022
KUWAIT Chicken meat products, grains, vegetable oils Dec 31, 202

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/countri ... ation.html
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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Case of beer and case of coke 92000 Riel yesterday same was 88000 Riel :beer3:
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Doc67 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 11:20 am
techietraveller84 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 10:53 am More rural places that still rely on what is hunted and gathered locally will see the least impact.
Until some people turn up and offer them more money for their rice and other foodstuffs than they can get locally and cart it all away.

This is is more than simple consumer price inflation, this is about food security which is a different beast. A global shortage of fertilizer isn't going to help.

Countries currently implementing food export bans. This is just starting.

ARGENTINA Soybean oil, soybean meal, Dec 31, 2023
ALGERIA Pasta, wheat derivatives, vegetable oil, sugar Dec 31, 2022
EGYPT Vegetable oil, maize June 12, 2022
Wheat, flour, oils, lentils, pasta, beans June 10, 2022
INDIA Wheat Dec 31, 2022
INDONESIA Palm oil, palm kernel oil Dec 31, 2022
IRAN Potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, onion Dec 31, 2022
KAZAKHSTAN Wheat, wheat flour June 15, 2022
KOSOVO Wheat, corn, flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, Dec 31, 2022
TURKEY Beef, mutton, goat meat, butter, cooking oils Dec 31, 2022
UKRAINE Wheat, oats, millet, sugar Dec 31, 2022
RUSSIA Sugar, sunflower seeds Aug 31, 2022
Wheat, meslin, rye, barley, maize June 30, 2022
SERBIA Wheat, corn, flour, oil Dec 31, 2022
TUNISIA Fruits, vegetables Dec 31, 2022
KUWAIT Chicken meat products, grains, vegetable oils Dec 31, 202

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/countri ... ation.html
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Food Security!

This is why China has been buying up foreign farmland. Wait till this land gets re-appropriated by the government of the country it's in after the citizens protest at the food grown there being exported to China.
China may be able to stuff the pockets of a corrupt government but their citizens will only take so much.
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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A few years ago I watched a lecture given by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of the World Bank, she's now Director General of the World Trade Organisation. It was focussed on population growth in developing countries and the ability of the worldwide food chain to cope with it. Pretty scary scenario, and that was before the recent and current world events impacting things.

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IraHayes wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 12:32 pm
Doc67 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 11:20 am
techietraveller84 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 10:53 am More rural places that still rely on what is hunted and gathered locally will see the least impact.
Until some people turn up and offer them more money for their rice and other foodstuffs than they can get locally and cart it all away.

This is is more than simple consumer price inflation, this is about food security which is a different beast. A global shortage of fertilizer isn't going to help.

Countries currently implementing food export bans. This is just starting.

ARGENTINA Soybean oil, soybean meal, Dec 31, 2023
ALGERIA Pasta, wheat derivatives, vegetable oil, sugar Dec 31, 2022
EGYPT Vegetable oil, maize June 12, 2022
Wheat, flour, oils, lentils, pasta, beans June 10, 2022
INDIA Wheat Dec 31, 2022
INDONESIA Palm oil, palm kernel oil Dec 31, 2022
IRAN Potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, onion Dec 31, 2022
KAZAKHSTAN Wheat, wheat flour June 15, 2022
KOSOVO Wheat, corn, flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, Dec 31, 2022
TURKEY Beef, mutton, goat meat, butter, cooking oils Dec 31, 2022
UKRAINE Wheat, oats, millet, sugar Dec 31, 2022
RUSSIA Sugar, sunflower seeds Aug 31, 2022
Wheat, meslin, rye, barley, maize June 30, 2022
SERBIA Wheat, corn, flour, oil Dec 31, 2022
TUNISIA Fruits, vegetables Dec 31, 2022
KUWAIT Chicken meat products, grains, vegetable oils Dec 31, 202

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/countri ... ation.html
This ^^

Food Security!

This is why China has been buying up foreign farmland. Wait till this land gets re-appropriated by the government of the country it's in after the citizens protest at the food grown there being exported to China.
China may be able to stuff the pockets of a corrupt government but their citizens will only take so much.
I don't think Cambodia is exporting as much has hoped to China, and I cannot see anyone standing up against the government in this country. But again, this is a developing country and if it does get into trouble, there are many first world countries that will help the situation.
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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AndyKK wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 1:29 pm
IraHayes wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 12:32 pm
Doc67 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 11:20 am
techietraveller84 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 10:53 am More rural places that still rely on what is hunted and gathered locally will see the least impact.
Until some people turn up and offer them more money for their rice and other foodstuffs than they can get locally and cart it all away.

This is is more than simple consumer price inflation, this is about food security which is a different beast. A global shortage of fertilizer isn't going to help.

Countries currently implementing food export bans. This is just starting.

ARGENTINA Soybean oil, soybean meal, Dec 31, 2023
ALGERIA Pasta, wheat derivatives, vegetable oil, sugar Dec 31, 2022
EGYPT Vegetable oil, maize June 12, 2022
Wheat, flour, oils, lentils, pasta, beans June 10, 2022
INDIA Wheat Dec 31, 2022
INDONESIA Palm oil, palm kernel oil Dec 31, 2022
IRAN Potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, onion Dec 31, 2022
KAZAKHSTAN Wheat, wheat flour June 15, 2022
KOSOVO Wheat, corn, flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, Dec 31, 2022
TURKEY Beef, mutton, goat meat, butter, cooking oils Dec 31, 2022
UKRAINE Wheat, oats, millet, sugar Dec 31, 2022
RUSSIA Sugar, sunflower seeds Aug 31, 2022
Wheat, meslin, rye, barley, maize June 30, 2022
SERBIA Wheat, corn, flour, oil Dec 31, 2022
TUNISIA Fruits, vegetables Dec 31, 2022
KUWAIT Chicken meat products, grains, vegetable oils Dec 31, 202

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/countri ... ation.html
This ^^

Food Security!

This is why China has been buying up foreign farmland. Wait till this land gets re-appropriated by the government of the country it's in after the citizens protest at the food grown there being exported to China.
China may be able to stuff the pockets of a corrupt government but their citizens will only take so much.
I don't think Cambodia is exporting as much has hoped to China, and I cannot see anyone standing up against the government in this country. But again, this is a developing country and if it does get into trouble, there are many first world countries that will help the situation.
There will be many first world countries trying desperately to placate their own angry mobs who can't afford to eat or heat their homes next winter to worry about starving foreigners.
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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PassApp have just hiked their prices today. The ride that normally costs me 9400 has increased to 10900
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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My wife told me that gas went up recently. She told me about 2 months ago pork had gone up a lot and rice to a bit more expensive.

I've noticed some items at the grocery store have gone up a bit (talking things like Western Ketchup and cereal and peanuts - only the best for my family :lol: ).

But I think we are in better shape than many folks that live in the "West" and pay to heat their homes and rely a lot on gas to make a commute. I would expect that eventually we'll get hit with higher electric charges.

So overall I'm aware of some higher prices but nothing that is impacting how we live.
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Re: How shielded is Cambodia to this cost of living crisis I keep reading about?

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Bluenose wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:52 pm PassApp have just hiked their prices today. The ride that normally costs me 9400 has increased to 10900
as gasoline regular has gone from 4400-5400/5800 in past 2 months
u'd expect taxi, pass app prices to increase
at least electricity of me is steady at 630/kwh :beer3:
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