Vietnam ranks second, after Thailand, worldwide in exporting cassava and cassava-made products, which are available in many countries including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar and South Korea. Accordingly, Vietnam exported 3.1 tons of cassava. The Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) estimates that in March 2021, the whole country exported about 385 thousand tons of cassava and cassava products, worth $142 million, up 76% in volume and 77.8 % in value compared to February 2021; compared with March 2020 increased 17.1% in volume and 23.9% in value; The average export price increased 1% compared to February 2021 and increased 5.8% compared to March 2020, to 369 USD/ton. Accumulated in the first 3 months of 2021, the export of cassava and cassava products reached 1.07 million tons, worth 396 million USD, up 40.3% in volume and 53.3% in value over the same period. 2020.

Total cassava-growing areas nationwide reached 560,000 hectares, which produces nearly 9.4 million tons per year. Of which, about 30 percent are consumed domestically as food, for animal feed production and pharmaceuticals making, input for production of ethanol fuel and industrial alcohol, while the rest are processed into dry cassava cuts or powder.