PHNOM PENH: Cambodia exported 344,199 tonnes of milled rice in the first five months of 2025, up 13.7 percent from 302,592 tonnes in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed on June 4.
The country made US$252 million in revenue from the export of the commodity during the mentioned period, up 15 percent from US$219 million recorded in the same period last year, it underlined.
Exported milled rice varieties included fragrant rice, long grain white rice, parboiled rice, and organic rice, the source said, adding that fragrant rice accounted for 75 percent of the total rice export.
The commodity was exported by 48 rice exporters to 63 countries and regions around the world, read the report.
China remained the top buyer of Cambodia’s milled rice, purchasing 90,665 tonnes or 25 percent of Cambodia’s total milled rice export in the mentioned period, it pointed out.
Mr. Chan Sokheang, CRF President, said that the growth in the rice export showed a positive move in the existing and new markets.
“Our members in collaboration with relevant ministries and institutions have worked to boost milled rice export to the existing markets and expand new markets. These resulted in a significant increase.”
In addition, Cambodia generated some US$740 million in revenue from border-traded paddy rice of some 3.1 million tonnes during the five-month period.