Mekong Oryza Activities

MOT jointly with Cambodian rice alliance endorsed the creation of an innovative funding scheme to secure more paddy and milled rice

Mekong Oryza jointly with Cambodian rice alliance ARPEC endorsed the creation of an innovative funding scheme to enable its members to secure more paddy and milled rice. More »

First official Cambodian Jasmine Rice export to the China market

- June 2012 : Mekong Oryza became the first officially approved Cambodian exporter that shipped its jasmine rice into the mammoth China market. More »

Cambodian fragrant rice enters the African market

- End July 2012 : Mekong Oryza shipped out a trial consignment (in Bulk mode) of Cambodian fragrant rice to west Africa. More »

Discussions with various interested foreign parties to set up modern rice mill

- May 2012 : Commenced initial discussions with various interested foreign parties to set up several high throughput, modern, integrated rice processing units equipped with the latest technology More »

Secured the ownership of a 15 HA plot of land for rice milling complex

- March 2012 : Secured the ownership of a 15 HA plot of land in the vicinity of the junction between National Highway (NH) 5 and Road 51, about 38 km from Phnom Penh. The land is strategically located at the road network hub point with More »

Completed negotiation with a Taiwanese and Thai parties to establish a rice seeds and nursery

- May 2012 : The shareholders visited Taiwan and Thailand and completed negotiation with a renowned Taiwanese and Thai expert to jointly establish a nursery to produce assured quality rice seeds. More »

Finalized the acquisition of 2 HA of land within the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port

- November 2011 : Finalized the acquisition of 2 HA of land within the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) New Container Terminal (NCT) area. This NCT is located in the Kean Svay District, Kandal Province. More »

Initiated, organized and sponsored the First Cambodian Rice Forum.

- October 2011 : Initiated, organized and sponsored the First Cambodian Rice Forum 2011. In recognition of our contribution to the successful completion of this event, the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, H.E. Keat Chhon presented the certificate, More »

Cambodia first bulk rice export shipment to Russia

- End September 2011 : Completed the first bulk rice export shipment to Russia by employing feeder barge plying the Mekong River to transship rice from Phnom Penh port to HCM port in Vietnam and thence onward to destination. More »

Mekong Oryza Trading Co., Ltd. officially established

- August 2011 : Mekong Oryza Trading Co., Ltd. ( MOT ) was officially registered and incorporated. More »

Joint marketing scheme with another leading Cambodian rice exportor

- Mid 2010 : Entered into a trial joint marketing scheme with another leading Cambodian rice trader to export milled rice to EU countries. More »

Five successful Cambodian businessmen laid the foundation on rice business

Five successful Cambodian businessmen laid the foundation to participate in the nascent, emerging but fast developing Cambodian rice sector. More »

Welcome to Mekong Oryza

Mekong Oryza Trading is the Cambodian professional rice merchant

Our vision is to provide a SEED-to-SHELF integrated platform in Cambodia's nascent rice sector

The mission statement is: IMPACT ( Innovative, Motivated, Professional, Accountable, Competitive , Trustworthy )

Cambodia Rice Market Prices

(Update: 2013-May-22)

Variety	Jasmine Rice	Fragrant Rice	Long Grain White Rice	Mid Grain White Rice	Phkar Knhey
5%	950	920	480	---	---
10%	---	---	470	---	---
15%	---	---	460	---	---
A.1 Super	---	---	395	---	---
A.1 Extra Super	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

All price in US$/MT, FOB Sihanoukville or Phnom Penh Port.

World Rice Market Prices comparison

(Update: 2013-May-22)

Country Variety	CAMBODIA	VIET	THAI	IND	PAK	USA
Jasmine Rice	950	---	1120	---	---	---
Fragrant Rice	920	---	---	---	---	---
White Rice 100% B	---	---	530	---	---	---
White Rice 5%	480	380	520	450	435	680
White Rice 10%	470	375	515	---	430	670
White Rice 15%	460	370	510	---	425	655
White Rice 25%	---	360	505	400	380	---
Parboiled Rice	---	---	560	435	450	---

FOB Term US$ / MT

Cambodian Rice Exported by Months From Year 2010 to 2013 Per / Tones

Monthly	2010	2011	2012	2013
1. January	10,012	6,798	9,703	25,726
2. February	13,644	5,089	14,417	24,089
3. March	5,062	12,534	12,310	45,413
4. April	17,287	17,946	15,036	23,276
5. May	5,499	20,520	13,115	--
6. June	17,990	4,274	13,426	--
7. July	15,030	12,703	20,527	--
8. August	5,997	20,404	15,530	--
9. September	4,744	14,384	15,169	--
10. October	6,078	19,067	16,967	--
11. November	7,988	9,559	25,189	--
12. December	9,645	44,905	34,328	--
Total Yearly	105,259	201,899	205,717	..

MOT- Sources: Secretariat One Window Service (SOWS-REF) for rice export.