Lack of fresh cassava as raw material ... more than thousand tons per day production

The demand for cassava supply for cassava starch and ethanol production phase E5 huge but currently lacks raw materials for domestic production.

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Cassava tubers yard. Photo internet.
Vietnam Association of New Cassava sent dispatches to the Ministry of Industry and Trade "cry" about the shortage of raw materials for domestic production of cassava.

Accordingly, some members of this association reflects on the lack of fresh cassava tubers provide the processing plant starch. Fresh cassava roots caused by Chinese traders were to Vietnam brought Chinese procurement, manufacturing Thanh Thuy border gate (Ha Giang) and Hekou (Lao Cai).

Data provided by members of the Association provide, over 1,000 tonnes of fresh cassava roots / day were exported through the Thanh Thuy border gate and around 2,000 tonnes of fresh cassava roots / day Hekou border gate.

Demand supply cassava starch processing and ethanol production phase E5 huge but currently lacks raw materials for domestic production.

Therefore, the association recommended the agency consider measures, tax policy to restrict exports of fresh cassava and cassava chips to secure raw materials for domestic production.

In the period from 2009 to date, exports cassava and cassava products tend to be stable, in which the highest growth in 2011 to 960.22 million, up 70.16% over the 2010.

Since 2012, this item is one of the agricultural commodities in Vietnam reached over $ 1 billion turnover, suggesting this will be the potential of agricultural products in the future.

Figures from the General Administration of Customs showed that from 1-1 to 15-12 days, the export of cassava and cassava products reached 3.13 million tons equivalent of 1.054 billion dollars, an increase of approximately 2% in volume compared to the same period of 2013.

The largest import market remains China with 2.56 million tonnes, reaching 850.6 million US dollars, accounting for 84.16% of total goods exports of cassava and cassava products in Vietnam.