PHNOM PENH: Cambodia exported 59,086 tonnes of milled rice to foreign markets in the first month of this year, earning some US$48 million in revenue, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation showed on Feb. 14.
The commodity was exported by 39 rice exporters to 45 destinations, read the report.
A total of 36,714 tonnes were shipped to the European Union, generating US$29.79 million as income, 3,772 tonnes worth US$2.56 million to China and its autonomous regions, 9,413 tonnes worth US$7.31 million to four ASEAN nations, and 9,187 tonnes to other destinations, earning US$8.37 million, the source pointed out.
The exported rice varieties included fragrant rice, organic rice, white rice, parboiled rice and japonica rice.
In January, the Kingdom also earned over US$139 million from the export of 619,489 tonnes of paddy rice to neighbouring countries, the report added.
The Cambodia Rice Federation has set an ambitious target to export at least a million tonnes of milled rice by 2025.