# Rice sector optimistic as harvest wraps on Rumduol - Phnom Penh Post

> Cambodian rice farmers and millers expect paddy prices to keep rising over the next two weeks as the Phka Rumduol harvest ends. Paddy rose from 1,150 to 1,200 riel per kilo, and the Cambodia Rice Federation cites steady, high demand.

- Date: 2017-11-16 · published 2017-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Cambodia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5280-rice-sector-optimistic-as-harvest-wraps-on-rumduol-phnom-penh-post
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Firmer paddy prices in Cambodia reflect solid regional demand and support export rice quotes, although the effect on global prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- phnompenhpost.com: https://phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-optimistic-harvest-wraps-rumduol/

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