Rice export goals quietly fall

Cambodia’s ambitious goal of exporting one million tons of rice this year has been quietly dropped. A follow-up export goal of 600,000 tons also is falling by the wayside.

Undermining these goals is the reality of the rice paddies: labor emigration to Thailand, high costs for milling, and spreading bankruptcies among small rice farmers. This is the view of two experts affiliated with the Cambodia Rice Federation, the leading industry group. …

T. Mohan and Muny Sithyna
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