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Food processing
Processed foods, frozen, dried, and canned
Food processing– category –
Processed foods, frozen, dried, and canned
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2 ha of guava lifts sales from 1.6 billion to 2.4 billion dong, and it was unit price that drove it
Nguyen Thi Bich of Ea Sup commune in Dak Lak province becomes one of 42 "Farmer Scientists." Her 2 ha of guava went from 20,000 to 30,000 dong/kg, and sales from 1.6 billion to 2.4 billion dong. We read into the decision that turned even the leaves into a tea product. -
Five Rice Mills Broken Ground at Once; the Rice Husks Become Power-Generation Fuel for Erex
In Can Tho City, Green CT has broken ground on a chain of five rice mills. Japan's Erex will divert about 250 tonnes of rice husks from 750 tonnes of round-the-clock milling into fuel for biomass power generation. -
In an Era When Kyokuyo Makes Sushi Toppings in Thailand, Vietnam's Factories Are Chosen for Their Processes
We have organized the shift to deep shrimp processing by four major Japanese companies, reported by VASEP on October 2, 2026, limited to what could be verified on each company's official site. It covers the length sorting and X-ray inspection that factories need in order to turn back-split shrimp into sushi toppings, and the room for growth that remains on the Vietnamese side. -
Vietnam's floating rice that grows with the floods: at two tonnes per hectare, can it become a raw material for Japan?
In the Mekong Delta's flood season, there is a native rice that extends its stalks to 3–5 m in step with the rising water. It is called lua mua noi in Vietnamese and floating rice in Japanese. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper dated September 24, 2026 reported that Le Thanh Phong, deputy director of the Institute of Climate Change at An Giang University... -
Com and durian fillings in mid-autumn mooncakes: more buyers for Vietnamese ingredients
"Nong san Viet," an agricultural-products section run by a Vietnamese agriculture newspaper, reported on September 23 that com (young-picked green rice), durian, tea, and lotus seeds are now being used as fillings in mid-autumn mooncakes. Com Moc Huyen, a producer that handles com, offers—in addition to com-filled mooncakes—lotus seed, red bean, mung bean, glutinous rice,... -
Over 46,000 hectares of macadamia, yet US$30 million in imports: Japan looks at producing orchards
Vietnam has planted more than 46,000 hectares of macadamia. Even so, in January–July 2026 it bought and brought in about US$30 million worth. Exports over the same seven months were just under US$34 million, so the amounts sold and bought are nearly level. The Vietnamese paper VnExpress reported this on September 20, and the export breakdown, from the customs authority's... -
After seasoned eggs, peeled boiled eggs: Japanese clients ask to switch from cans to pouches
For the seasoned ready-to-eat eggs that the Vietnamese egg-processing company Vinh Thanh Dat (V.food) first shipped to Japan in June, what its Japanese client asked for next was "unseasoned peeled boiled eggs." A Dan Tri newspaper dated September 24, 2026 reported this as an account from the company's top executive. The use... -
Jasmine near Hanoi: the association buys the entire crop in the field at 55,000–58,000 dong per kilo
On the sandbanks of Thanh Thuy village, Soc Son commune, Hanoi, the jasmine harvest continues into September. Only the buds, before they open, are picked. Once the flowers open at night and release their scent, they can no longer be used to scent premium tea. The Vietnam agriculture-and-environment newspaper (Nong nghiep va Moi truong) reported this on September 24, 2026... -
A major US canned-tuna company closes its California plant: is there an opening for Vietnam's seafood processing?
The major US canned-tuna company Bumble Bee is closing its California plant and consolidating its processing bases. Taking into account its background as part of Taiwan's FCF group, we read the possibility of Vietnam's canning and seafood processing expanding as a recipient, from the perspective of Japanese sourcing. -
20 tonnes of chili powder ship to Japan for the first time: the sourcing window opened by the Japan–Korea joint venture Jangtop
Jangtop Vina, a Japan–Korea joint venture in Haiphong, has exported 20 tonnes of chili powder to Japan for the first time. From its plan to supply 20–30 tonnes a month and its kimchi-grade specifications, we read what is happening in Japanese seasoning sourcing.
