Cambodian Agriculture Minister VengSakhon said 99 percent of the country’s cashew nut exports were exported to Vietnam, equivalent to nearly 870,000 tons.
Cambodia’s Thmey Thmey newspaper on September 7, citing a source from cambodia’s ministry of agriculture, said that in the first eight months of 2021, Cambodia exported about 876,531 tons of nuts. this is an increase of about 350% over the same period in 2020. Cambodian Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said 99 percent of cashew exports were exported to Vietnam, equivalent to nearly 870,000 tons. Cambodia’s cashew nut exports increased in 2021 due to increased cultivation area of cashew growers in line with the sale of water. In addition to the reserves from 2020.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, other major import markets of Cambodia in the first eight months of this year also have China (3,639 tons). and Thailand (3,230 tons). Uon Silot, president of the Cambodian Cashew Association, said the Vietnam Cashew Association has collected cashew nuts from the Cambodian Cashew Association for processing and processing. Offered to the international market. Due to high demand, cashew nuts in Cambodia have been priced slightly higher this year at 4,000 riel per kilogram (about $1), compared with 3,500 riel per kilogram in 2020.
Currently, Cambodia has more than 500,000 hectares of cashew cultivation in 10 provinces specializing in cultivating this plant, of which 4 provinces have the largest cashew planting area including Kampong Thom. 90,959 hectares, Kratie about 47,858 hectares, Ratanakiri about 30,459 hectares and Kampong Cham province about 24,364 hectares.
