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Agribusiness
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In Quang Ngai Province, a 35-year-old revives sericulture — a 12-household group earning over 1 million yen a year, as a traditional producing region gets moving
In Buon village, Nghia Giang commune, Quang Ngai Province, 35-year-old Ton Long Quy has revived sericulture. Leading a joint group of 12 households and running 10 cycles a year, he secures a net profit of about 380,000 yen per cycle. By switching to rack rearing, he has cut labor by 50% and produces export-grade cocoons. -
From coffee husks to "cascara tea"—a by-product transformed into four times the value of green beans
Vietnam's Phuc Sinh has commercialized "cascara tea," made by drying and processing the discarded husks of coffee cherries. Exporting it to three European countries at four times the unit price of green beans, it is leading the growth of processed-coffee exports of US$1.78 billion (up 50.4% year on year). -
Vietnam provides fertilizer and farm machinery to Sri Lanka—a country that was once "on the receiving end of aid" moves to a South-South agricultural-cooperation model
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced on April 28 the provision of fertilizer and farm machinery to Sri Lanka. Deputy Minister Hoang Trung met Ambassador Perera and entered concrete talks. It is a symbolic case of Vietnam—a food-importing country until the 1980s—turning into a provider of aid. We analyze the export opportunities for manufacturers such as Phu My Fertilizer and PVCFC and the possibility of triangular cooperation with Japan. -
Higher value for Vietnamese pangasius (catfish) by-products accelerates—collagen multiplies value 15 to 25 times, a 'gold mine' of 900,000 tonnes a year
ベトナム産パンガシウス（ナマズ）の副産物70〜90万トンが、酵素加水分解・微生物技術でコラーゲン・魚油・魚皮スナック・機能性ペプチドへと高付加価値化。価値は1.5ドル/kg→20ドル/kgと15〜25倍に。Vinh Hoan等が主導する循環経済モデルで、日本のサプリ・機能性食品市場への原料供給拡大も視野に。 -
China's major player Haid builds a 200,000-tonne-a-year feed plant in northern Vietnam—expanding further from a 19.2% share
中国の飼料・養殖大手Haid Group（広東海大集団）が、2026年4月29日にベトナム北部フートー（Phu Tho）省で年産20万トンの新飼料工場を着工した。子会社の永福海龍農牧科技（Yongfu Hailong Agricultural and Livestock Technology）が運営し、ティラピア... -
Vietnamese tilapia exports grow explosively-a surge of 2,300% to the Middle East and 670% to Saudi Arabia
ベトナムのティラピア（テラピア）輸出が爆発的に伸びている。2026年第1四半期の輸出額は3,500万ドルで前年同期比190%増、2025年通期は9,900万ドル（同140%増）を記録した。市場別ではサウジアラビア向けが800万ドル（670%増）、中東全体では2,300%超増、... -
Gia Lai's TAMBA wins the Arabica title at the Vietnam Amazing Cup 2026—beating Da Lat by 0.05 points
In the Arabica category of the Vietnam Amazing Cup 2026, Bien Ho Company (TAMBA) of Gia Lai province won with 85.3 points. Edging out the Da Lat contenders by 0.05 points, a family farm built by a father and son over 30 years across 200 hectares has redrawn the map of producing regions. -
Vietnamese durian exports stall at an inspection bottleneck—a shortage of labs analyzing cadmium and yellow dye sends the Ri6 variety's price down 20%, with 80 facilities halting operations
Vietnamese durian exports have stalled due to a shortage of inspection labs. With inspection concentrated at 13 accredited facilities, the Ri6 variety dropped 20%. We report the full picture of an abnormal situation in which 80 facilities in Dong Thap province have halted operations and hundreds of containers are stuck. -
Vietnamese passion fruit enters the US market for the first time in 2026—with USDA technical evaluation complete, annual exports of US$50 million to US$100 million are projected
The USDA has completed its technical evaluation of Vietnamese fresh passion fruit. Exports to the US from the 2026 harvest season are confirmed, opening a new market of US$50 million to US$100 million a year. -
Vietnamese coffee farmers switch to durian: US$69,500 per hectare a year, five times the profit of coffee, reshaping the cropping structure of the Central Highlands
Mainly in Vietnam's Central Highlands, coffee farmers are rapidly switching to durian. This is because profits of US$69,500 per hectare a year (up to five times that of coffee) can be expected, and the Tien Giang Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Intimex Group have also confirmed '2 billion VND per hectare of durian a year'. According to MARD, durian output reached 984,800 tonnes as of the end of September 2024, and Vietnam's very cropping structure is being rewritten.
