Cambodia's vegetable exports grow nearly a tenth in Jan-May

Street vendors selling vegetables in Stung Treng province in Cambiodia. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, June 4 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Exports of Cambodia's agriculture ministry’s “assorted vegetables” category reached 39.82 tonnes in the first five months of this year, marking a 9.22 per cent year-on-year rise.

France took in the overwhelming majority, at 39.78 tonnes or 99.9 per cent, followed by New Zealand (0.04 tonnes), according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.