== Abstract ==

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Cambodias rice exports are on a steep             upward trajectory, benefiting from import duty preferences             and new investments in rice mills and polishing factories.             Cambodia’s major export competitors are Thailand and             Vietnam. Thailand is a main competitor for fragrant rice,             exporting itself ca 2.65 million tons of aromatic rice             (including brokens) in 2010/2011. Vietnam is the principal             competitor for the nonaromatic white rice markets such as             the Philippines and Indonesia. Pakistan and Burma are             competing with Cambodia for low-grade white rice markets             mainly in Africa. The government needs to intensify its             export facilitation efforts to increase its rice exports.             Cambodia has reduced its milling costs but more needs to be             done to improve competitiveness of its rice export. The             capacity of Cambodia’s logistics system from mills to ports             is inadequate to accommodate large-scale volumes. All of             Cambodia’s rice exports are shipped in containers from Phnom             Penh and Sihanoukville ports. Unless the government obtains             a transit access to Saigon Port via the Mekong River for             un-containerized milled rice, it is unlikely that Cambodia             will export even 500,000 tons by 2015.

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* [http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22481 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22481] under the license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

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