Contract farming deals inked to boost rice exports
12 agricultural communities in Preah Vihear enter into contract farming schemes.
Tag: Rice
Banteay Meanchey faces possible drought
Thousands of hectares of paddy rice are facing damage due to inconsistent rain.
Rice exports up 3.7 percent in first six months of the year
Cambodia exports 281,538 tonnes of milled rice during the first half of the year.
Amru Rice secures $10 million loan to boost production
Amru Rice will sign a $10 million loan agreement with Int’l Finance Corporation.
Cambodia, China to jointly build rice warehouses and silos
Agreement to boost production of paddy and milled rice for export.
Bühler Group plans to up rice processing in Kingdom
Switzerland-based Bühler Group is seeking to invest into rice processing facilities.
CRF awaits response from EU
The European Court of Justice has yet to make a pronouncement regarding tariffs imposed on Cambodian Indica rice.
Hun Sen urges rice farmers to quit chemicals
Prime Minister Hun Sen urges rice farmers to abstain from using chemical fertilizers.
Ministry encourages planting of Japonica rice
Agriculture Ministry is encouraging companies to begin planting Japonica rice.
China unveils plans to build rice storage facilities
Plans to build rice storage facilities to boost Cambodia’s rice exports.
Ministry to evaluate local exporters
China asks the Agriculture Ministry to inspect local companies included in a list of potential rice exporters to the Chinese market.
Rice Federation reacts to safeguards
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia have recently taken legal steps to fight the imposition of safeguard measure on imports of Cambodian rice into the European Union.
Not wise to rally Asean peers on bilateral issue with the EU
Recent media statements by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) stated that is contemplating bringing the EBA Rice Safeguard complaint to WTO or any higher institutions in Europe.
China to sign MoU on expanding Cambodian rice import quota
China will agree to buy 400,000 tonnes of Cambodian rice in a MoU..
Cambodia asks for Asean help in EU tariff dispute
Asean asked to issue declaration decrying decision to impose duties on Cambodian rice.
Cambodia considers complaint over European Union’s import duties
Anger over the EU’s decision to impose import duties on Cambodian Indica rice.
Cambodia’s rice export to China up 59 pct in Q1
Cambodia exports 75,214 metric tons of milled rice to China in the first quarter of 2019.
Exports of milled rice up 6 pct in Q1
Exports of milled rice rose by 6 percent during the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2018, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Premier urges rice traders to focus on China and Vietnam
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday said that rice exporters should turn to China and Vietnam in an effort to diversify the export market away from the European Union.
Provinces hit by drought, PM advises farmers on growing rice
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on local authorities to advise farmers to cultivate dry-season rice once due to the dry spell and water shortage this year.
Ministry urges exporters to join REX system
Commerce Ministry asks rice exporters to join the Registered Exporter System.
Exporters blame EU tariffs for 5 pct drop in rice shipments
Rice exports in January saw a small decline that exporters have blamed on the EU.
Laos-Vietnam trade over $1 bln in 2018
The combined trade value between Laos and Vietnam crossed the $1 billion.
RDB gives $170m in loans amid weak commercial lending
The RDB disbursed over $170 million in loans to the agriculture industry last year.
Paddy rice production reaches 7.4 million in 2018
Cambodia produced 7.4 million tonnes of paddy rice in 2018, a 3.5 percent increase, according to the Ministry of Agriculture’s annual report.
Contest yields three winners for best local paddy
The third Best Paddy Competition came to an end Friday, crowning agricultural communities in three provinces for their jasmine, fragrant or IR rice varieties.
New tax incentive to boost agriculture
A directive suspends profit tax prepayments for agricultural companies.
Kampong Thom officials dismiss call for rally as hoax
Authorities slam calls urging farmers to stage a rally for better rice prices today.
Internal reform needed to survive tariffs: Ministry
With the recent imposition of tariffs by the European Union, the local rice sector needs to focus on enhancing competitiveness by increasing efficiency and reducing costs, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement this week.
CRF to protest EU tariffs
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said the European Commission’s decision to re-impose tariffs on Cambodian rice was made too hastily, leaving local farmers and exporters unprepared and unable to remain competitive in the European market.
