The increased demand for live cattle from Vietnam and China as well as growing demand in urban areas has put a strong pressure on beef prices in Cambodia in recent years.
The increased demand for live cattle from Vietnam and China as well as growing demand in urban areas has put a strong pressure on beef prices in Cambodia in recent years.
Figure 5: Meat retail prices in Cambodia (2010 constant prices)
Source: adapted from MAFF (2014)
Figure 5 shows retail meat prices in Cambodia in the period 2007-2013. Beef prices6 increased sharply compared with those of the most highly consumed pork. Between 2007 and 2014, beef prices increased at an average of 9.7% per year, while pork and chicken prices remained stable. The beef price increases conforms to regional and international trends, which suggest an integrated cross-border beef market.
6 The data was based on figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2014.