Vietnam exported nearly 900,000 tons of cassava and cassava products in the first two months of 2023, a year-on-year rise of 19 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD).
Total revenue was estimated at $375.7 million.
Cassava therefore ranked fourth in farm produce exports, following coffee, fruit and vegetables, and rice.
China is the largest importer of Vietnamese cassava, accounting for 94.69 per cent of total cassava and cassava product exports in the two-month period.
Vietnam shipped 3.25 million tons last year, earning turnover of $1.4 billion, up 13.3 per cent in volume and 19.7 per cent in value compared to 2021.
It currently grows cassava on a total area of 528,000 ha.
The country ranks third among global cassava exporters, following Thailand and Cambodia.
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