Cambodia’s banana exports surge thanks to increasing demand from China
Cambodia exported more than 235,000 tonnes of fresh yellow bananas in the first nine months of 2020, up 225 percent year on year, according to a report by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Cambodia exports more than 235,000 tonnes of fresh yellow bananas during Jan-Sep (Source: Phnom Penh Post)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia exported more than 235,000 tonnes offresh yellow bananas in the first nine months of 2020, up 225 percent year onyear, according to a report by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries.
Ngin Chhay, director-general of the ministry’s GeneralDirectorate of Agriculture, said that shipments of the bananas have seen asubstantial increase since China acknowledged that they hold up to itsphytosanitary standards.
The volume of yellow banana exports will continue toincrease in the future as orders from China pile up and more companies expandtheir cultivation areas, Chhay added.
Yellow bananas are a prime product for export because theyare durable and don’t ripen quickly. One hectare, which can be harvested threetimes over two years, can produce 60-73 tonnes of bananas per year.
The ministry reported that Cambodia exported 157,812 tonnesof yellow bananas last year, most to China and the rest to Vietnamand Japan./.
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Cambodia exports more than 235,000 tonnes of fresh yellow bananas during Jan-Sep (Source: Phnom Penh Post) 
