Exports of cassava whole year could reach $ 1.5 billion
According to MARD , 7 months, total export volume of cassava and cassava products is estimated at 2.89 million tonnes with a value of 886 million, up 35.4 % in volume and nearly 31 % in value over the same period in 2014 .
In the first half year , China remains the main import market , accounting for over 89 % market share , an increase of 53.47 % in volume and 46.15 % in value compared with the same period in 2014. The market share of the other major markets are less than 2 % . The market has the highest growth rate was more than 10 times Japan and Taiwan ( China ) 64 % . exchange with reporters Customs, Mr. Nghiem Minh Tien, deputy permanent chairman of Vietnam Association said the current price of cassava exports average about 420-430 USD / ton and relatively stable demand. Several years ago, Vietnam's export cassava competes fiercely with Thailand by Thai cassava policy of farm subsidies. However, this year the subsidies no longer, and the Thai baht depreciated against the dollar makes many products of Vietnam cassava increase competition significantly compared to the Thai Tapioca.
According to Tien, is expected this year, the export of cassava will reach about $ 1.5 billion, including cassava flour and cassava. Of these, approximately 80% of cassava has been exported to China. The heavy dependence on the Chinese market was Mr Tien assess emerging weakness of Vietnamese cassava industry by market uncertainty, and potential risks. Just have a little changed from the Chinese market was sufficient in cassava makes enterprises reel.
"Besides, low crop yields is also reducing the competitiveness of the cassava industry. The average yield of cassava new country reached about 17.6 tons / ha, to lift up to 25 tonnes / ha. Currently, there are local yield of 50, even 70 tons / ha. Want to increase cassava productivity, enterprises must really have a sense of building raw materials associated with manufacturing, "Mr Tien said.
Looking to export 2 billion
Currently, apart from China, Vietnam began cassava presence in other markets such as Japan, Korea, Middle East, Malaysia, ... In the future, the market of the product towards cassava as the US and EU. Identify potential of cassava exports is relatively wide open, according to the Vietnam Association of manioc, cassava industry is striving towards the goal of increasing export value reached US $ 2 billion in 2020.
Mr Tien said the Vietnam Association of Cassava in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology to develop quality standards tapioca Vietnam and widely publicized in April 1/2015. This standard is built on the basis of common criteria standards of the Organization for Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO). So, just the quality of enterprises in accordance with standards set out the export can be confident even in the demanding market, "hard".
"Economic integration is increasingly powerful through negotiation and signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This is increasingly enabling cassava export tariffs no longer a barrier. When deep integration, depending on the requirements set by the market on many individual quality criteria such as moisture, whiteness, viscosity ..., companies in the industry can fully regulate, change accordingly case, "Tien said.
To solve the problem gradually dependent Chinese market, the last time San Vietnam Association has collaborated with some companies conduct trade promotion; linked with a number of associations such as the Association Cassava cassava Thailand, China Association for promoting cassava products more widely ... According to Tien, in October next, the Association is expected to combine with Trade Promotion Agency Trade (MOIT) and the Chamber of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (VCCI) organized a workshop on an international level to introduce Vietnam's cassava products. The seminar will have the participation of commercial counselors in the major markets where cassava industry is moving toward the US, EU ... to gradually open, market penetration.
