Exports of cassava and cassava-based products were estimated to be worth 443 million USD in the first four months of the year, a year on-year increase of 23.9 percent, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.
Vietnam achieved cassava export growth in both volume and value in the first quarter of this year despite experiencing difficulties, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Vietnam witnessed a slight reduction in cassava exports during the first two months of this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Vietnam will continue to face difficulties in exporting cassava this year, especially to China, the largest export market of local cassava, according to the Vietnam Cassava Association.
Vietnam’s exports of cassava and products made from cassava to the Republic of Korea (RoK) hit nearly 82,000 tonnes worth 24 million USD in the first 10 months of 2018, up 18.9 percent in volume and 52.6 percent in value against the same period last year.
Cassava exports in the first seven months of the year reached 1.6 million tonnes with a value of 580 million USD, a year-on-year decline of 24 percent in volume but a surge of 12.5 percent in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Exports of cassava and cassava-based products have declined significantly this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).