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Cambodia’s milled rice exported to Indonesia for first time

Cambodia has exported milled rice to Indonesia for the first time, as its first shipment of the grain arrived in Semarang city of Central Java province on November 2, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet said.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia has exported milled riceto Indonesia for the first time, as its first shipment of the grain arrivedin Semarang city of Central Java province on November 2, CambodianPrime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet said.

Announcing the news on his official Telegram channel, Hun Manet said that it is the result of fruitful negotiations to open the Indonesian market for Cambodian milled rice.

He said the export of the commodity to Indonesia will helpincrease Cambodia's export volume, and contribute to improving thelivelihoods of farmers.

Some 3,500 tonnes of white rice had been exported toIndonesia in the first shipment.

In August this year, Indonesia agreed to purchase 125,000tonnes of milled rice from Cambodia.

According to the Cambodia Rice Federation, Cambodia hadexported a total of 456,581 tonnes of milled rice to 57 countries and regionsin the first nine months of 2023, earning 327.4 million USD in revenue. Chinaand Europe are the major markets for Cambodia's milled rice./.

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