Kingdom earns over $636M from rubber exports

Kingdom earns over $636M from rubber exports

The General Department of Rubber will continue to implement its planned work direction to achieve positive results, the Ministry says.

Cambodia earned over $636 million from rubber and rubberwood exports in the first 10 months of 2025, marking a more than 33 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the General Department of Rubber of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).

The report released on Wednesday stated that in the first 10 months of 2025, Cambodia produced 307,332 tonnes of rubber, up 11,597 tonnes, or 3.92 percent, compared to the same period in 2024.

Further, the report states that in October alone, production reached 46,785 tonnes, up 4,357 tonnes, or 10.27 percent, from the previous month, and up 3,495 tonnes, or 8.07 percent, compared to October 2024.

Khun Kakada, Director General of the General Department of Rubber of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), said in the report that Cambodia exported 257,322 tonnes of rubber in the first 10 months of 2025, a decrease of 33,948 tonnes, or 11.66 percent, compared to the same period in 2024.

He added that the average selling price of rubber in October 2025 was $1,714 per tonne, up $17, or 1.02 percent, compared to last month, but decreased $110, or 6.06 percent, compared to October 2024 ($1,824 per tonne).

“As of October 2025, total revenue from rubber and rubberwood exports amounted to over $636 million, which was over $453 million from rubber exports, over $178 million from selling rubber in the country, and over $3 million from rubberwood exports,” said Kakada.

Kakada added that in the first 10 months of 2025, the rubber value chain, including management, maintenance, harvesting, processing, and business operations at rubber plantations and family-run rubber enterprises, continued to operate normally, unaffected by natural disasters.

Regarding domestic rubber consumption, the report stated that Cambodia consumed 12,579 tonnes of rubber in October 2025, an increase of 1,562 tonnes, or 14.17 percent, compared to the previous month. For the first 10 months of 2025, domestic rubber consumption reached 99,118 tonnes, representing a 117 percent increase compared to the total consumption in 2024.

The total rubber cultivation area stands at 425,443 hectares, comprising 330,259 hectares or 78 percent of rubber plantations and 95,184 hectares or 22 percent of maintenance areas. Uninvested rubber land covers 47,001 hectares, or 11 percent of the total. Rubber plantations under economic land concessions cover 176,121 hectares, or 41 percent, while family rubber makes up 202,321 hectares, or 48 percent.

Kakada highlighted that the General Department of Rubber will continue striving to implement its planned work direction to achieve positive results by strengthening cooperation with the Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, rubber plantation and investment companies, and other relevant stakeholders.

“This collaboration aims to support the development of rubber technology, family rubber plantations, processing factories, rubber collection and operation centers, and data management systems,” said Kakada. “Our department will also continue working closely with national and international rubber associations to advance rubber research and development.”

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