A farmer plucks ripe corns in his house in Tbong Khmum province in 2020. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH, May 28 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia exported 134,079 tonnes of corn in the first five months of this year, representing an increase of 276.23 per cent over the 35,637 tonnes recorded in the year-ago period, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Chan Sok, a red corn trader in northwestern Battambang province’s Phnom Proek district, told The Post that farmers in the area had sold all their stock, but that the new harvest season would start next month.
The corn he buys from local growers each year, in all its forms – fresh, dried and seeds – is then sold to traders in Thailand, he said.
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Cambodia exported over 1.5 million tonnes of cassava products to international markets in the first four months of 2021, up from 1.3 million in the same period of last year, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Heng Chivoan
Cassava, cashew nut, mango exports to Vietnam up almost 149%
Wed, 12 May 2021
Cambodia exported more than 1.11 million tonnes of cassava, cashew nuts and fresh mangoes to Vietnam in the first three months of 2021, up by nearly 149 per cent despite the two countries tightening their borders over fears of the spread of Covid-19.
Exports of fresh cassava, cassava chips, cashew nuts and fresh mangoes amounted to 242,750 tonnes, 336,151.56 tonnes, 85,687 tonnes and 446,834 tonnes, respectively, up by 85 per cent, 82 per cent, 933.84 per cent and 267.13 per cent over January-March 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported.
Cambodian domestic demand will please durian growers in 2021
Local demand for domestic durian in Cambodia will be high this year as border restrictions complicate the entry of imports from neighboring countries. Coupled with the border restrictions, the closures of Neak Meas and Doeum Kor markets – the largest wholesale markets in Cambodia’s capital – to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19, will improve the local durian market this year.
Durian is mostly grown in Kampot, Kampong Cham, Battambang, Koh Kong and Pursat provinces. Battambang provincial Department of Commerce director Kim Hout told phnompenhpost.com that durians produced in the province s Samlot district are some the best among those famously grown in areas such as Kampot and Kampong Cham. However, durian from Battambang province s Samlot district is only sold domestically. Usually customers go to the plantations to buy them, while others buy them to resell in Phnom Penh , he said.
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Domestic demand to sweeten durian prices in 2021
Mon, 10 May 2021
Local demand for domestic durian will be high this year as border restrictions complicate the entry of imports from neighbouring countries, according to Cambodian vendors and growers.
Khim Bunleng, founder of the King of Durian shops in Phnom Penh, told The Post on May 10 that his two branches plan to buy about 200 tonnes of durians from farmers to supply the capital.
One branch is in Por Sen Chey district s Chaom Chao I commune and the other is in Meanchey district s Stung Meanchey commune. Bunleng also owns a durian plantation in Kampot province.
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Cassava is grown on 656,868ha, which yield more than 12 million tonnes each year, or over 18 tonnes per hectare, according to a December 29 report by the General Directorate of Agriculture. Heng Chivoan
Cassava exports above 2020 s pace in January-April
Thu, 6 May 2021
Cambodia exported over 1.5 million tonnes of cassava products to international markets in the first four months of 2021, up from 1.3 million in the same period of last year, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Analysed by category, the Kingdom shipped out 1,177,003 tonnes of dried chips (up 25.46 per cent year-on-year), 307,750 tonnes of fresh roots (down 6.98 per cent), 13,284 tonnes of starch (up 42.83 per cent) and 3,122 tonnes of pulp (down 34.26 per cent).