Cambodia resumes rice exports
Hanoi (VNA) – The Cambodian government has allowed companies to resume exporting rice from next week, after banning it for more than a month to ensure the country's food security during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision was made on May 13 at the request of the Cambodia Rice
Federation after the Southeast Asian country has detected no new COVID-19
cases for a month.
According to Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, the government decided to allow the resumption of white rice
exports based on purchase orders from abroad, starting from May 20
onwards.
The government also encouraged factories to
produce face masks, medical supplies, and personal protective equipment for
local demand and export, he added.
In the first four
months of this year, Cambodia exported over 300,000 tonnes of rice, a
year-on-year rise of 40.5 percent.
The Cambodian Health Ministry reported that the
country has so far recorded 122 COVID-19 infection cases, with
121 patients recovered./.