January 2025, rice exports to Cambodia increased by 100%

In January 2025, Vietnam's rice exports to the Cambodian market reached more than 2 million USD, an increase of 100%.

According to data from the Customs Department ( Ministry of Finance ), in January 2025, the total import-export turnover between Vietnam and Cambodia reached 838.8 million USD, down 1% compared to the same period in 2024. Of which, Vietnam's export turnover to Cambodia reached 420.8 million USD, down 6.3% compared to the same period in 2024. Currently, Vietnam's exports to Cambodia are equivalent to 1.3% of Vietnam's total exports to the world.

Rice exports to Cambodia increased by 100%

In the opposite direction, Vietnam's import turnover from the Cambodian market reached 418 million USD, an increase of 5% over the same period in 2024. Vietnam's imports from Cambodia were equivalent to 1.4% of Vietnam's total imports in January 2025. Vietnam had a trade surplus with Cambodia of 2.8 million USD.

Notably, among the export items recording double-digit growth in value, rice recorded the highest growth. Specifically, rice recorded a growth of 100% over the same period last year; followed by coffee with a growth of 81.71%; seafood with a growth of 48.66%; iron and steel products with a growth of 46.89%; clinker and cement with a growth of 43.05%; electric wires and cables with a growth of 35.9%; textile, garment, leather and footwear materials with a growth of 27.79%; etc.

However, some items recorded double-digit export growth declines. Specifically, glass and glass products decreased by 90.02%; furniture products made from materials other than wood decreased by 53.67%; ceramic and porcelain products decreased by 50.3%; plastic products decreased by 31.18%; petroleum products decreased by 25.96%; animal feed and raw materials decreased by 24.19%.

Regarding rice, the Cambodia Rice Federation said that in January 2025, Cambodia exported 59,086 tons of milled rice, earning 48.03 million USD.

According to the Cambodia Rice Federation, 39 rice exporters made these exports to 45 markets, of which 23 European countries imported a total of 36,714 tons, worth 29.79 million USD.

Meanwhile, China, including Hong Kong (China) and Macau (China), imported 3,772 tons, worth US$2.56 million. Four ASEAN countries imported 9,413 tons, worth US$7.31 million, while 16 other countries, including countries in Africa, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others imported 9,187 tons, worth US$8.37 million.

Of the exported rice, fragrant rice accounted for 93.01%, white rice accounted for 2.93%, parboiled rice accounted for 2.31%, organic rice accounted for 1.42% and other types of rice accounted for 0.33%. Notably, the total volume of wet rice exported in January 2025 reached 619,489 tons, earning more than 139.39 million USD.

According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment , the rice export volume in February 2025 is estimated at 560 thousand tons with a value of 288.2 million USD, bringing the total rice export volume and value in the first 2 months of 2025 to 1.1 million tons and 613 million USD, up 5.9% in volume but down 13.6% in value compared to the same period in 2024. The average export price of rice in the first 2 months of 2025 is estimated at 553.6 USD/ton, down 18.3% compared to the same period in 2024.

Among the 15 largest export markets, rice export value increased the most in the Turkish market with an increase of 600.7 times and decreased the most in the Cambodian market with a decrease of 39.3% compared to the same period last year.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/thang-12025-xuat-khau-gao-sang-campuchia-tang-100-376855.html