PHNOM PENH, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia earned a gross revenue of 3.9 billion U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural products in the first 11 months of 2023, said a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) report on Tuesday.
The Southeast Asian country shipped 7.31 million tons of agricultural products to 75 countries and regions during the January-November period this year, a year-on-year drop of 4.6 percent, the report said.
Key agricultural items for exports included rice, rubber, cassava, mangoes, fresh bananas, pepper, cashew nuts, longan, and corn, palm oil, among others.
"Despite a slight drop in the commodity export in the first 11 months of this year, we're optimistic that the growth will rebound soon because our export in November had seen a significant increase," Ngin Chhay, director-general of the MAFF's General Directorate of Agriculture, said in the report.
He added that the kingdom exported 1.03 million tons of agricultural products in November this year, up almost 50 percent from 0.69 million ton in the same month last year.
China, Vietnam and Thailand are the major importers of Cambodia's agricultural items. ■