Vietnamese cassava, "from stem to leaf, sells for money", China buys the most, Philippines hunts

Among the current agricultural exports, cassava and cassava products rank 5th in export value, after vegetables, rubber, wood and wood products, and seafood. Together with Thailand, Vietnam is becoming the "boss" dominating a commodity in the world, which is cassava and cassava products. Currently, Vietnam is the 2nd largest cassava exporter in the world after Thailand and in the past 5 years, it has achieved a turnover of over 1 billion USD. According to experts, cassava has many uses in industrial processing, animal feed and food. Cassava tubers are used for fresh consumption, animal feed, processing of dried cassava chips, ground cassava flour, cassava starch, modified cassava starch, and cassava starch products. Cassava stems are used for seeds, mushrooms, firewood, and raw materials for the cellulose industry. According to preliminary statistics from the General Department of Customs, in January, Vietnam exported more than 295,000 tons of cassava and products worth more ...