Vietnam cassava exports ranked second in the world

Vietnam cassava exports ranked second in the world
( Reuters ) - Today, cassava is cultivated in around 100 countries worldwide scale farming with very different . Cassava production worldwide in recent years to maintain relatively stable at 230 million tonnes of cassava production .

In Vietnam , cassava is an important food crop after the third leading rice and corn . Cassava now switch roles from crops , plant foods into industrial goods have high competitive advantage .

Exports of cassava and cassava products of Vietnam ranks second in the world, just behind Thailand and has presence in countries in Asia such as China , South Korea , Malaysia , Indonesia , India , Myanmar , Japan ...

2013 export of cassava and cassava products reached 3.1 million tons with a turnover of $ 1.1 billion , down 25.7 % in volume and 18.6 % in value compared with 2012. Productivity Vietnam's current standing around 10th among national high yield , with yield of 17.6 tons / ha .

First months of 2014, export of cassava products in turnover decreased slightly , but the increase in volume , with 309.2 thousand tons , worth $ 103.4 million, up 15 % in volume , down 1.1 % compared 12/ 2013 compared with the same period in 2013 , the exports fell 43.8 % in volume and 42 % in value . Of this, 155.6 thousand tons of cassava exports , worth U.S. $ 28.6 million decrease in value compared with 12/ 2013 and 17.1 % compared to January 1/2013 is 43.25 % .

As of 2013 , there were six factories biofuels production using cassava as raw material in operation , nearly 100 processing plants and cassava starch processing hundreds of crafts, etc. . .

Cassava and cassava products are hot commodities growth in recent years and depends on the needs of the importing country , therefore , susceptible cassava cultivation if the market reduced demand for imports . Currently, China 's import market cassava and cassava products from Vietnam's largest ( accounting for 85.6 % ) however exports of cassava and cassava products into the Chinese market in 2013 was only 946.4 million, down 19.8 % compared with 2012. Due to the world economic crisis and the stagnation of the ethanol industry in China , the ethanol plant here has closed nearly 70 % , the remaining reduced capacity to import cassava demand plunged .

In addition, the export price of Vietnam cassava is reduced , in addition to high quality cassava inventory while supplies from other export markets ( such as Thailand and Indonesia ) are very large , competitive prices as well the cause of the decline in cassava exports to the Chinese market in particular and the world in general market . Therefore, the urgent requirement now is to actively market and especially the main priorities of the local market .

NG.Huong