PHNOM PENH, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government has agreed to sell 6,000 tons of broken rice to Senegal as an urgent case, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday.
Senegal required buying the broken rice products from Cambodia in urgent case, Hun Sen said while addressing the 13th Government-Private Sector Forum held in Phnom Penh.
Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh is visiting Dakar, capital of Senegal, to meet with the Senegalese side, the prime minister said.
"They understood that we banned the exports of rice products. Therefore they required to buy broken rice only," he added.
Recently, Hun Sen banned the rice exports but later lifted the ban for three provinces bordering Vietnam.
Rice farmers at the provinces are happy to sell their products with high price to merchants, he said.
The price of milled rice has grown from 0.5 dollar to nearly one dollar per kilo in Cambodia.
Senegal required buying the broken rice products from Cambodia in urgent case, Hun Sen said while addressing the 13th Government-Private Sector Forum held in Phnom Penh.
Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh is visiting Dakar, capital of Senegal, to meet with the Senegalese side, the prime minister said.
"They understood that we banned the exports of rice products. Therefore they required to buy broken rice only," he added.
Recently, Hun Sen banned the rice exports but later lifted the ban for three provinces bordering Vietnam.
Rice farmers at the provinces are happy to sell their products with high price to merchants, he said.
The price of milled rice has grown from 0.5 dollar to nearly one dollar per kilo in Cambodia.
7 comments:
i think this is cambodia's way of contributing to world hunger, although we're not a surplus nation for now. god bless cambodia.
This is good that our country has surplus of rice to sale to other in need. Now, if only our government will make sure that this sell can also benefit our farmers.
Cambodia can open an African market to sell rice there... and give more profit to our people.
Bull... One of Hun Sen cronies owns a rice production in Cambodia. The is simple supply and demand.. used by Hun Sen to put more money in his pocket. Create fear of shortage and the demand increase. While holding back production or storage. Simple econ 101a.
HUn Xen needs the money for the general election!!!!!
My beloved Khmers!
The question asks that is a deceptively simple one, what makes Hun Sen a most powerful one in Srok Khmer?
Smart! If that isn't so he would be in the grave somewhere in Vietnam. Use logic, folks! Just remember, no school can turn a retard into president of the US. So don't brag too much about that crap.
Before 1970 Senegal used to import broken rice from Cambodia to prepare the Cousse-Cousse.
It's good if Cambodia is now able to do the same thing wth Senegal like before.
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