Palm sugar is made from the sap of the flowers of the palmyra palm in the dry season, typically from November to end-May, with peak season starting in April – the hottest month of the year in Cambodia.
Due to the unfavourable weather, association members have produced a mere 70-80 tonnes this season, or just over half of normal, compared to the 150 tonnes ordered by exporters, Saroeun lamented. He affirmed that production had reached 157 tonnes last year. Saroeun declined to put a price tag on the prized commodity, saying that disclosure would undermine exporters’ interests. However, he said a household of growers could earn US$4,000-5,000 per season from the trade.
“Our palm sugar has received a lot of attention from the European market as a high-quality product, unlike the palm sugar sold on the domestic market,” he said.
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