In a report last month, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) warned the country's market for exports could be destroyed by secret or unlawful sales of rice. The report gave a long list of problems within the organization and the rice industry as a whole. It showed the deep problems and weaknesses in an industry that occupies a central place in Cambodia's society and economy. The CRF was founded in 2014 as part of an effort to strengthen and expand the country’s rice industry. Cambodia was exporting much less rice than its neighbors Thailand and Vietnam, reports showed. Last year, Cambodia exported about 700,000 tons of rice, a 17.3 percent increase over 2016 rice levels. Yet it exports less than Vietnam, which exported 6 million tons, and Thailand, which sold more than 11 million tons to overseas buyers over the same period. The reasons for Cambodia’s low export numbers are complex, the CRF report said. It raised concerns over a number of issues, such as price manipulation, conflicts of interest among the CRF’s leadership, favoritism and mistrust.
Title: Cambodian Rice Organization Facing Problems
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data-start-time='26583' data-end-time='39917'>It showed the deep problems and weaknesses in an industry that occupies a central place in Cambodia's society and economy.</span> <span data-start-time='39917' data-end-time='53750'>The CRF was founded in 2014 as part of an effort to strengthen and expand the country’s rice industry.</span> <span data-start-time='53750' data-end-time='64604'>Cambodia was exporting much less rice than its neighbors Thailand and Vietnam, reports showed.</span> <span data-start-time='64604' data-end-time='80917'>Last year, Cambodia exported about 700,000 tons of rice, a 17.3 percent increase over 2016 rice levels.</span> <span data-start-time='80917' data-end-time='98688'>Yet it exports less than Vietnam, which exported 6 million tons, and Thailand, which sold more than 11 million tons to overseas buyers over the same period.</span> <span data-start-time='98688' data-end-time='107792'>The reasons for Cambodia’s low export numbers are complex, the CRF report said.</span> <span data-start-time='107792' data-end-time='124125'>It raised concerns over a number of issues, such as price manipulation, conflicts of interest among the CRF’s leadership, favoritism and mistrust.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2382/C289D000-D145-45EC-9EDB-9EE9F2450509_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10221 data-hint-location='107792' 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