Cambodian rubber exports to grow by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2023

According to the latest report of the Cambodian General Administration of Rubber, Cambodia exported 65,921 tons of rubber in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 6.8% from 61,739 tons in the same period last year.

The country earned $89 million from rubber exports in the first quarter, down 9.5 percent from $98.4 million a year earlier, the report said.

The country's rubber is mainly exported to Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and China.

As of now, Cambodia has a total of 404,578 hectares of rubber plantations, of which 315,332 hectares or 77.9% are harvestable.