Vietnam’s cassava exports recovered in both volume and value in June 2026 compared with the previous month. In the first six months of the year, export turnover was estimated at more than US$702 million, up 2.2% year on year.
According to estimates, Vietnam’s exports of cassava and cassava products in June 2026 reached 200,000 tons, worth US$84 million. This represented increases of 2.7% in volume and 14.4% in value compared with May 2026. However, these figures declined by 26.4% in volume and 1.3% in value compared with June 2025.
In the first six months of 2026, exports of cassava and cassava products were estimated at 1.989 million tons, valued at US$702 million. This represented a 12% decrease in volume but a 2.2% increase in value year on year.
According to data from the Vietnam Customs, in May 2026, Vietnam exported 194,700 tons of cassava and cassava products worth US$73.4 million. These figures represented decreases of 24.1% in volume and 15.7% in value compared with April 2026. They also declined by 49.7% in volume and 36.8% in value compared with May 2025.
During the first five months of 2026, exports of cassava and cassava products reached 1.68 million tons, valued at US$570.9 million. This was down 11.1% in volume but up 1.6% in value compared with the same period in 2025.
For fresh cassava alone, exports in May 2026 reached 102,100 tons worth US$25.4 million. This represented decreases of 37.1% in volume and 37.7% in value compared with April 2026. In the first five months of 2026, Vietnam exported 773,300 tons of cassava worth US$179.7 million. These figures represented year-on-year increases of 22.6% in volume and 48.7% in value.
Vietnamese cassava exports
Vietnam’s export market structure for Vietnam’s cassava exports has remained largely unchanged, with China continuing to be the largest market. It accounted for 92.4% of export value. Other markets include Malaysia and Taiwan (China), each representing 1.4%. Meanwhile, South Korea and the Philippines each account for 0.9%.
Citing statistics from China Customs, in the first five months of 2026, China’s imports of both cassava chips and cassava starch declined in volume compared with the same period in 2025. China imported 1.622 million tons of cassava chips (HS 07141020), valued at US$381.2 million. This represented declines of 38.3% in volume and 25.3% in value year on year.
Thailand remained China’s largest cassava chip supplier, with exports reaching 720,300 tons worth US$171.4 million. These figures were down 64% in volume and 55.9% in value compared with the same period in 2025.
Thailand’s share of China’s total cassava chip imports stood at 44.4%. This was significantly lower than the 76.3% recorded in the first five months of 2025. Vietnam ranked as the second-largest cassava chip supplier to China, exporting 658,300 tons worth US$153.2 million. This represented increases of 12.5% in volume and 34% in value year on year. Vietnam’s share of China’s total cassava chip imports rose to 40.6%, compared with 22.3% in the same period last year.
China’s imports of cassava starch (HS 11081400) in the first five months of 2026 reached 2.1 million tons, valued at US$912 million. This was a decrease of 10.1% in volume but an increase of 4.8% in value compared with the same period in 2025. Vietnam was China’s largest cassava starch supplier, shipping 1.04 million tons worth US$436.9 million.
Although export volume declined by 9.2%, export value increased by 6.6% year on year. Vietnam’s share of China’s total cassava starch imports reached 49.4%. This was slightly higher than the 48.9% recorded during the same period in 2025.
Vietnamese cassava materials
The domestic cassava market has become increasingly competitive as most major growing regions have completed their previous crop season. In the Central and Central Highlands regions, nearly all cassava starch processing factories have stopped operations and entered an early off-season period.
Meanwhile, in the southern region and Tây Ninh, some factories have begun early operations for the 2026-2027 crop season. However, they are facing very high fresh cassava prices, ranging from VND 4,250-4,350 per kilogram for cassava with a starch content of 30%. Limited raw material supply, combined with depleted inventories, has pushed finished product prices sharply higher.
Currently, FOB export prices for cassava starch at Ho Chi Minh City ports have reached US$600-620 per ton. Cross-border transaction prices to China have also remained high at around CNY 3,720-3,850 per ton.
Notably, demand for Vietnamese cassava chips has surged in the domestic market due to the large-scale implementation of E10 biofuel. This has increased pressure on raw material procurement for ethanol production. As a result, intense competition for cassava supplies has emerged among the animal feed industry, biofuel sector, and export markets during the middle of the year.
Vietnamese source: https://kinhte.congthuong.vn/xuat-khau-san-6-thang-thu-ve-hon-702-trieu-usd-464223.html
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