This analysis of global and Asian markets looks at protectionism and substitution (decline in starch trade, rise in trade of cassava feedstuffs) and the Asian regional market for cassava feedstuffs. The degree of substitution between cassava and grains has increased measurably during the postwar period. Cassava's future in world markets depends on its ability to compete with grains; so far this has depended on grain pricing policies and tariff structures of importing countries, making cassava trade more vulnerable than the international grain trade.

Le Présent papier pourrait être consideré comme un rapport préliminaire destiné à dormer une idée du rapport final en préventant de brèves informations sur les méthodes utilisés, les premières conclusions auqelles sont parvenus les rapports sectoriels.