Cambodia is advancing its agro‑industrial ambitions with the construction of a US$20 million cassava processing plant in Kampong Speu Province.
Cambodia’s cassava exports rose more than 16 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting a growing shift toward higher value processing and improved product quality.
Cambodia’s fresh cassava prices have rebounded to more than 300 riel per kilogram since early February, recovering from two years of decline.
Cassava farmers in Battambang Province have begun harvesting their crops.
Despite ongoing border tensions, Cambodia is moving ahead with 13 new investment projects worth a combined $660
Cambodia earned about $574 million from cassava exports in the first 11 months of 2025, a 16.15 percent decline
Cambodia has signed a major long-term export agreement with Vietnam.
A major Chinese state-owned enterprise will purchase one million tons of Cambodian dried cassava each year.