(RTTNews) – Cambodia’s cassava export had increased by 95 percent year-on-year in the first ten months of the current year with the revenue surging by 267 percent, Commerce Ministry statistics released on Monday showed.
During January-October this year, Cambodia exported 228,250 tons of fresh and dry chip cassava, 95 percent more than 116,700 tons exported in the same period last year fetching an earning of $10.8 million, up by 267 percent from $2.94 million during the same period last year. Cambodia exports cassava mainly to Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea.
The Southeast Asian country had entered into an agreement for cassava exports to China and a few Chinese companies had already registered with Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture for the exports, the Xinhua news agency reported quoting to a Chinese official.
Cambodia cultivated cassava in 194,000 hectares in 2010 with an yield of around 3.78 million tons of fresh cassava. However, this year’s cassava output is likely to decline due to the devastation caused by the worst floods in recent months, the Ministry said.
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