Covid-19 hurts Cambodia's export of famous Kampot pepper

Currently, more than 130 tonnes of Kampot pepper remain in stock, and cannot be exported to its EU and South Korean markets because those countries have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. - The Star/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The exports of renowned Kampot pepper, one of Cambodia's only two products to be registered as a Geographical Indication in the European Union (EU), have now been stymied because of the Covid-19 pandemic, local media reported on Monday (May 11).

Chan Rith, director of Kampot provincial agriculture department, said that currently, more than 130 tonnes of Kampot pepper remain in stock which cannot be exported especially to the EU and South Korea because those countries are being hit hard by the Covid-19.