Cambodia's agricultural exports rise 11% in first quarter as Covid-19 cases continue to go lower in country

Cambodia exported 3,434,070 tonnes of agricultural products in January-March, up 11.16 per cent year-on-year. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, April 4 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia exported over 3.4 million tonnes of agricultural products to international markets in the first quarter of 2022 – an 11 per cent increase in volume from the same period a year ago, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Data from the ministry’s General Directorate of Agriculture reveal that Cambodia exported a total of 3,434,070 tonnes of agricultural products to 57 countries and territories, an increase of more than 344,860 tonnes, or 11.16 per cent year-on-year. The estimated value of exports was $1.268 billion.