Cambodia's food exports hit record high in 2024

Published Feb 13, 2025

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In 2024, Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported significant growth in the country's agricultural sector, with crops contributing 61% of the total agricultural production. Despite facing challenges like insects and climate change, the country managed to increase its grain output by 2.59 million tons from 2023, reaching a total of 39.4 million tons. Rice production alone reached 13.89 million tons, ensuring domestic food sufficiency and allowing for an eightfold increase in rice exports to 8.2 million tons. Additionally, the country saw a substantial rise in its crop exports, reaching 12 million tons and generating revenue of around US$5.3 billion in 2023, a significant increase from the previous year.

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Recently, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Teng Dina, revealed this good news when attending the annual meeting of the Ministry. He emphasized at the meeting that crops, as an important sub-sector of agriculture, accounted for the largest share of the total agricultural products in 2024, reaching 61%. Teng Dina pointed out that despite many challenges such as insects and climate change, the sub-sector still achieved a grain output of 39.4 million tons, an increase of 2.59 million tons from 2023. It is worth mentioning that rice production reached 13.89 million tons this year, allowing Cambodia not only to fully guarantee its domestic food supply, but also successfully export 8.2 million tons of paddy and rice. Minister Teng Dina emphasized that Cambodia has a huge agricultural output. Last year, it exported 12 million tons of various crops to 95 countries, an increase of more than 3 ...

Source: Foodmate