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Weekly Thai tapioca starch reference prices published by the Thai Tapioca Starch Association (TTSA), plus updates from our factory and the market.

Market reference prices

TTSA weekly published price · 29 September 2026

Export price (F.O.B. Bangkok)

700 USD/MT

Super premium grade · packed in 50 kg PP/PE bags

Unchanged since 21 July 2026

Domestic price (Thailand)

22.10 THB/kg

Incl. transport to Bangkok port · excl. packaging & VAT

-0.05 THB/kg since 21 July 2026

Fresh cassava roots (nationwide)

3.70–4.30 THB/kg

25% starch · factory-gate band · TTTA · 29 September 2026

Farm-gate average (ungraded roots)

3.04 THB/kg

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Source: Thai Tapioca Starch Association (TTSA) ↗ · Association reference prices for the Thai market — not a TQ Industry Starch quotation. Actual prices vary with grade, specification, volume, packaging, and destination.

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Latest updates

Prices 30 September 2026

Thailand Cassava and Tapioca Starch Prices, Week of 30 September 2026: Starch Flat for a Third Week, Root Floor Dips for the First Time This Season

Thai cassava prices 30 Sep 2026: tapioca starch flat at 22.10 THB/kg and USD 700 FOB; fresh roots 3.70-4.30 THB/kg as the floor slips for the first time.

5 min read

Research 16 September 2026

A Standardised Route to Sour Cassava Starch: Alpha-Amylase With Calcium Lactate Replaces Fermentation and Sun-Drying

A Foods study replaced sour cassava starch with alpha-amylase plus calcium lactate, giving well-risen gluten-free bread at an estimated GI of 50.9.

4 min read

Industry news 16 September 2026

Thai Tapioca Starch Posts Its First Price Decline of 2026 While Fresh Root Prices Keep Climbing

TTSA's 15 Sep 2026 posting cut tapioca starch to 22.10 THB/kg, the first fall of the year, while factory-gate roots rose for a third straight week.

6 min read

Research 16 September 2026

Near-Infrared Reads Protein and Moisture in Cassava Flour Well, But Still Cannot Measure Starch Content Accurately

A Foods study tested NIRS on 67 cassava varieties: protein and moisture predicted well, but starch and amylose models suited only preliminary screening.

4 min read

Research 26 August 2026

New Review: Turning Tapioca Mill Residues into Energy and Higher-Value Products

A review published 24 Aug 2026 maps how cassava peels, bagasse, leaves, stems and wastewater can be converted into ethanol, biogas, biohydrogen and organic acids.

4 min read

Industry news 26 August 2026

Markets Exist, Factories Are Ready, but the Roots Are Not: TDRI on Thailand's Cassava Gap

TDRI reports Thai cassava output down from 30-33 million tonnes to about 23 million, harvested area from 9 to 7.6 million rai, with four policy proposals.

6 min read

Research 26 August 2026

New Research: Trehalose Moves Tapioca Starch the Opposite Way to Corn Starch

A study published 24 Aug 2026 finds trehalose raises viscosity and resistant starch in tapioca starch while lowering viscosity in corn starch.

4 min read

Prices 19 August 2026

Thai tapioca starch market update — August 2026

Association reference prices held steady through August at 705 USD/MT FOB Bangkok, a small step up from late July.

2 min read

Company 19 August 2026

TQ Industry Starch and the Thai Tapioca Starch Association

We are a TTSA member factory, and our Managing Director serves as the association's Deputy Secretary General.

2 min read

Company 19 August 2026

Our methane-recovery project passes 119,000 tonnes of CO₂e reduced

Our registered T-VER project has cut an estimated 119,000+ tonnes of CO₂-equivalent since 2023 by turning wastewater biogas into drying fuel.

3 min read

Industry news 17 August 2026

Thailand Cassava Shortage 2026: Four Associations Declare a Crisis — and the 49-Province Survey Backs It Up

Four Thai cassava associations declare a raw-material crisis: the official 49-province survey puts output at 18.76M tonnes against 37–45M tonnes of demand.

7 min read

Research 17 August 2026

New Research 2026: Turning Tapioca Starch into Resistant Starch (RS3) for Lower-GI Bread

Chulalongkorn researchers used enzyme CgGDE to turn tapioca starch into 27.5% resistant starch RS3 — six times the native level — and baked it into bread.

4 min read

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