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Cambodia exported 282,315 tonnes of milled rice in the first four months of 2025, up 13.8 percent from 248,000 tonnes in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed yesterday.

The Kingdom made $209 million in revenue from the export of the commodity during the January-April period this year, up 23 percent from $170 million recorded in the same period last year, read the report.

Exported milled rice varieties included fragrant rice, fragrant rice, long grain white rice, parboiled rice, and organic rice, it said, citing that fragrant rice accounted for 78 percent of total rice export.

The commodity was exported by 48 rice exporters to 59 countries and regions, read the report.

China and Europe are the major markets for Cambodia’s milled rice.

China remained the top buyer of Cambodia’s milled rice, purchasing 70,435 tonnes or 25 percent of Cambodia’s total milled rice export in the mentioned period, the report said.

The Kingdom exported rice to 25 countries in the European nations at a combined amount of 134,212 tonnes, five countries in the ASEAN bloc 40,291 tonnes and other destinations 37,374 tonnes, stated the report.

Chan Sokheang, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), said that the growth in the rice export showed a positive move in the existing and new markets.

Speaking to Khmer Times, Sokheang said, “Our members in collaboration with relevant ministries and institutions have worked to expand exports of the milled rice to the existing markets and expand to new markets. These resulted in a significant increase.”

“CRF will optimize its efforts so that the exports will keep increasing,” he added.

In addition, Cambodia generated some $723 million in revenue from border-traded paddy rice of some 3.03 million tonnes during the four months. In 2024, the Kingdom exported over 651,522 tonnes of milled rice worth $491 million.

CRF has set an ambitious goal to export at least a million tonnes of milled rice by 2025.

The government has handed in by providing an allocation of $150 million to rice millers for purchasing paddy from farmers.

The government has also encouraged CRF to further strengthen its collaboration with relevant ministries and institutions to boost direct exports to international markets.

Source : khmertimeskh