China bought tubers that once rescued hunger in Vietnam and now earn nearly 700 million USD

Once a "hunger relief" tuber, cassava later developed into a commodity crop. This type of tuber was purchased by China, helping our country earn nearly 700 million USD in the first months of this year. Cassava was formerly one of the "hunger-rescuing" tubers in our country. Later, cassava became a commodity crop that could be used from tubers, stems to leaves for processing and export. The largest customer, almost "buying" all of our country's cassava and cassava products, is China. Thanks to that, from a cheap product, cassava has become Vietnam's first "billion dollar" tuber. The latest statistics from the General Department of Customs show that, as of mid-July this year, our country has exported nearly 1.5 million tons of cassava, down slightly compared to 1.59 million tons in the same period last year. However, export value reached nearly 684 million USD, an increase of 7.6% over the same period in 2023. In particular, last June, our country exported 141,228 tons of cassava ...