Cambodia exported 138,377 tons of fresh mangoes in January-October 2022, down by 31.54 per cent year-on-year from 202.1 kilotons. Vietnam bought the lion’s share of 56.78 per cent at 78,566 tons. The remaining batches of Cambodian-grown mangoes that were shipped abroad over the 10-month period went to Thailand (32,181 tons), China (27,467 tons), South Korea (160 tons) and Hong Kong (2 tons).
Mango growers in Cambodia typically get two crops each year from their trees, over a dry season harvest that usually takes place in March-May, and a smaller rainy season harvest in October-November.
Hun Lak, CEO of Rich Farm Asia Ltd, a mango grower and exporter, chalked up the on-year drop in fresh mango exports to: heavier-than-expected rains; volatile market prices for the fruit; rising costs for fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural inputs; and greater barriers to Chinese market access stemming from Covid-19 controls.
Source: phnompenhpost.com