Tapioca market: not enough demand
Tapioca market: not enough demand
In some areas such as raw materials, Yen Bai, or some central provinces, fresh cassava prices also skyrocketed. About 1 month ago, the price of fresh cassava 800 thousand dongs / ton, has now increased to over 1 million / ton. There are many places worth nearly 1.2-1.3 million / ton that cassava is becoming very effective for hill lands, steep, difficult terrain for the cultivation of other crops.
The cause of the "fever" is due to the Chinese market and strong sales of starch products in Vietnam. According to some manufacturers, the 2nd reason is because this year should profit slowed harvest 1 month. Some places like Van Yen - Yen Bai had 3 months it did not rain so that the dry land, very difficult to harvest. If it rains, the soft soil, a day can spit is 3-4 quintals uprooting cassava is now only 2 kg. Not to mention the hard dry ground, spitting anywhere bulbs to break it to dig with picks, so very late harvest also causes lack of fresh cassava.
Although cassava is crowned, producer of starch and cassava growers are beneficial, but the fluctuation of this item is very difficult to