Agriculture commodity
Cassava
Manihot esculenta — DRC, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Gabon, Rep. Congo, Chad
At a glance
- Family
- Vegetables & Root Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 0714.10
- Forms
- 3
Traded forms
- Fresh Roots
- Fresh cassava tubers
- Dried Chips
- Sun-dried cassava chips for animal feed or starch
- Cassava FlourHS 1106.20
- Milled cassava flour — HQCF (High Quality Cassava Flour)
Grading standards
Fresh Sweet Cassava Roots — Specification
East African Community · 2022 (2nd Edition) · EAS 738:2022
Standard for Sweet Cassava
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Amended 2013 · CXS 238-2003
Frequently asked
- What is Cassava?
- Manihot esculenta — DRC, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Gabon, Rep. Congo, Chad
- Which forms is Cassava traded in?
- Cassava is traded as: Fresh Roots, Dried Chips, Cassava Flour.
- Which standards apply to Cassava?
- Applicable grading standards include: Fresh Sweet Cassava Roots — Specification; Standard for Sweet Cassava.
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