On 23 July 2015, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) took place at the Ministry of Commerce.

On 21 July 2015, CRF organized a meeting with inspection companies at CRF Secretariat office, Phnom Penh. The main objectives of meeting were to talk about (1) the cooperation between CRF and inspection companies, (2) challenges that inspection companies face, and (3) a procedure of boiling test for Cambodian rice standard.

On 20 July 2015, a cost competitiveness executive committee organized its fifth meeting at CRF secretariat office, Phnom Penh. Ten members of the committee joined the meeting.

On 10 July 2015, CRF President, Mr. Sok Puthyvuth, participated in World Bank Group—Consultation Meeting on Cambodian’s Development Priorities with Private Sector Representatives at Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh.

Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) would like to inform all members that CRF starts collecting an export fee from the members in order to accomplish CRF action plan “White Gold Plan”. The collection fee starts from March, 2015 onward.

On 01 July 2015, Mr. Sok Puthyuth, CRF president, joined the 5th Meeting of Customs-Private Sector Partnership Mechanism (CPPM) at the General Department of Customs and Excise. The meeting was presided over by H.E. Kun Nhem, a director general of the General Department of Customs and Excise.

On 30 June 2015, the Farming and Milling Productivity Executive Committee (FMP Exco) organized the 5th meeting at CRF office, Phnom Penh. 20 members of FMP Exco joined the meeting.

CRF under coordination from International Finance Corporation (IFC) had led a group of 10 companies to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong from 7-12 June 2015 for a market mission. The group had visited some supermarkets, wholesale stores, and some rice importers/traders in order to learn the possible rice market in China.

On 26 June 2015, there was a meeting between CRF and EU delegation at CRF Secretariat office, Phnom Penh. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss what EU could provide assistance for CRF in order to boost Cambodian rice industry.

Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) would like to inform you that Sihanoukville Autonomous Port has agreed to offer all CRF members a special LOLO charge to USD 24 excluding VAT per 20-foot container for rice export even though the containers do not enter Sihanoukville Autonomous Port starting 1 July 2015.