Vietnam exported cassava 2nd world

Export Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade led to the General Department of Customs said that exports in 2013 cassava and cassava products reached 3.1 million tons with a value of $ 1.1 billion, down 25.7% in volume and 18.6% in value compared with 2012 Vietnam cassava yield currently stands around 10 countries of high yield, with yield of 17.6 tonnes / ha.

The statistics also said the cassava growing area of the country has 560 thousand hectares, with a total production of nearly 9.4 million tons. 30% yield obtained serve domestic consumer demand for food, feed processing, pharmaceutical industry, as raw materials for biofuel production, industrial alcohol, etc. .. 70% is exported exported in the form of starch or cassava.

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, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Japan ...

As of 2013, there were 6 plants biofuel production using cassava material is in operation, nearly 100 mill starch and hundreds of manual processing, etc.. .

Cassava and cassava products are hot commodities growth in recent years and is dependent on imports for nu countries, therefore, highly susceptible cassava cultivation if the market reduced demand for imports. Currently, China's import market of cassava and cassava products of 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 to 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 several reduced capacity to import cassava demand plunged.

In addition, the export price of Vietnam's cassava are 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 current urgent requirement is to actively market and particularly the main priority of the local market.

Source: FICA