In June 2025, the export activities of cassava and cassava products from Vietnam recorded mixed developments. Although there was a significant decrease compared to May 2025, the export value and volume still increased sharply compared to the same period in 2024. This shows a recovery signal for the industry.
According to statistics from the Vietnam Customs Department, in June 2025, Vietnam exported 273.01 thousand tons of cassava and cassava products, worth 85.43 million USD. This is the fifth consecutive month that the volume of cassava and cassava products has increased significantly compared to the same period last year.
Vietnam is the second-largest cassava exporter in the world, with China being the largest customer.
In the first half of 2025, exports of cassava and cassava products reached over 2.26 million tons, worth 687.2 million USD. This was an increase of 63.1% in volume and 9% in value compared to the same period in 2024. The average export price was 303.7 USD/ton, down 33.2% compared to the same period in 2024.
China continues to be the largest export market for Vietnam in the first half of this year. Following are the Philippines and Taiwan (China).
Japan is the export market that is recording the strongest growth. Specifically, exports to Japan in the first six months of 2025 reached 7,700 tons, worth 2.7 million USD. This result shows a significant increase of 806% in volume and 765% in value compared to the same period in 2024. In June alone, the increase was 1,100% in volume and 1,600% in value.
Currently, Vietnam is the second-largest cassava exporter in the world after Thailand. For the past five years, the export value has been consistently over one billion USD.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam currently has about 140 cassava starch processing plants, with a total designed capacity of 13.4 million tons of fresh cassava per year and an actual capacity of 9.3 million tons per year.
The demand for cassava chips from animal feed production factories in the South is low. In addition, during the hot season, the consumption of cassava starch usually decreases because the demand for starch in food processing is lower.
Especially since 2025 is a leap year (with two lunar months of June), the timing for consuming cassava starch for making Mid-Autumn Festival cakes has also been pushed back, causing demand from the food industry to slow down compared to previous years.
Political instability in the Middle East and some other regions may affect the prices of input materials in the animal feed production industry, including cassava chips. Therefore, prices in the coming months are unpredictable.
July 2025 is forecast to be a slow trading period for both cassava starch and chips due to the combined impact of seasonal factors, reduced purchasing power in both domestic and international markets, and increased inventory in the main market, China. However, slight price increases in some small markets and the potential volatility from global geopolitical factors could create certain changes in the second half of Q3/2025.