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Between 2020 and 2022, the cassava industry will see limited growth because although domestic consumption is expected to rise

Between 2020 and 2022, the cassava industry will see limited growth because although domestic consumption is expected to rise

Over the past few years, Chinese players have been investing in cash crops and basic processing facilities in countries in the region, including Cambodia (rubber, acacia, cassava and sugarcane), Lao PDR (rubber, sugarcane, corn for animal feed, bananas, cassava, teak and eucalyptus, with most investments being made in the north of the country in areas close to the Chinese border) and Myanmar (rubber, cassava, sugarcane, bananas and watermelons). Source: Chinese Agriculture in Southeast Asia: Investment, Aid and Trade in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Meanwhile, the volume of exports in 2025-2026 is expected to increase, primarily due to growing demand for cassava chips from China to compensate for dwindling corn stocks,

The cassava industry will face a challenging environment over the period 2024 to 2026. Supply will tend to contract as the effects of the El Niño-induced drought take their toll on domestic outputs, and these problems will be further compounded by the spread of cassava mosaic disease and a shortage of cassava stem cuttings for use in planting. However, demand from downstream industrial consumers, especially the food processing and ethanol industries, will strengthen due to the ending of the pandemic, the reopening of the country,

Krungsri Research sees the Thai cassava industry enjoying solid rates of growth over the years 2023 to 2025. Through the period, demand will remain strong from both domestic industrial consumers, especially the food processing and ethanol industries, and overseas buyers, most obviously from market expansion in China

With the availability of being a source of raw materials for cassava Making Thailand the world's largest exporter of cassava products

Updated the key Industry Indicator: Cassava in each industry.By Chaiwat Sowcharoensuk

Updated the key Industry Indicator: Cassava in each industry.By Chaiwat Sowcharoensuk

Overall, the domestic ethanol industry is likely to expand further for the period 2019-2021 and average annual growth in demand