(Phnom Penh): Cambodia earned more than USD 549 million from the export of rubber products in the first eight months of 2025, according to a report seen by Fresh News on Tuesday (Oct. 14).

The report confirmed that as of nine months 2025, Cambodia’s total revenue from the export of rubber latex and rubberwood amounted to USD 549,781,544. Of this, USD 390,020,649 came from rubber latex exports, USD 156,504,647 from domestic rubber sales, and USD 3,256,248 from rubberwood exports.

In terms of volume, Cambodia exported 220,240 tons of rubber latex, a decrease of 28,295 tons or 11.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, rubberwood exports reached 14,326 cubic meters.

The average selling price of rubber latex was USD 1,771 per ton, an increase of USD 185 per ton, or 11.7 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Khun Kakada, Deputy Director General at Cambodia's General Directorate of Rubber (GDR), assessed that during the first nine months of 2025, the management of harvesting, processing, and business activities across rubber companies, plantations, and smallholders proceeded as normal.

It should be noted that Cambodia’s total rubber plantation area covers 425,443 hectares, of which 330,259 hectares (78 per cent) are tapped, while 95,184 hectares (22 per cent) remain under maintenance.

In addition to exports, Cambodian rubber is also supplied to three tire factories currently operating in Svay Rieng, Preah Sihanouk, and Kratie provinces.

In 2024, Cambodia earned more than USD 671 million from rubber product sales, an increase of approximately USD 6.2 million or 1.2 per cent compared to 2022.
=FRESH NEWS