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VietFish 2026 moves to business meetings with farm visits, opening a sourcing opportunity for Japan
VietFish 2026, with 568 booths, introduced a buyer-invitation system for the first time. We read what it means for Japanese buyers who want to source Vietnamese seafood amid the headwind of US tariffs. -
A twenty-something who took over the family fish-sauce business with 240 jars: Vietnamese aging aims at Japan
A twenty-something in Thanh Hoa province came ashore and revived, through D2C, a fish sauce aged 2–4 years in 240 ceramic jars. We examine its implications for Japanese seasoning and OEM sourcing. -
Vietnamese shrimp to Australia up 43.9% in July as South Korea stalls, reshuffling the top five markets
In shrimp-export data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on August 24, July's month-on-month growth diverged widely by market. While China, the cumulative leader, held 33.5% of the total, Australia grew the most in July at 43.9% year on year, while South Korea by contrast sank 14.6%. The ranking by value itself... -
Vietnamese tuna hits US$544 million in seven months, led by the US, but a 12.5% tariff is a year-end headwind
In data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on August 19, tuna exports in January–July 2026 reached US$544 million (about 80.5 billion yen at 148 yen to the dollar), turning to a 2% year-on-year increase. Most of the first half had been below the prior year, but a run of sharp gains in June and July pushed it back up... -
US cherries fetch up to 4,500 yen/kg in Vietnam; imports rise 9.3% despite frost damage
US cherries carried a price of up to 800,000 dong per kilo—about 4,500 yen in Japanese currency—on Vietnamese shelves. After spring frost damage that struck Washington State cut this season's production by 23% and shipping costs were added on top, red cherries are 80–90% higher than the previous year and yellow cherries up to 95% higher. Even so, 2026... -
Cao Bang Province's Glass Noodles Head to the US: The Frontier Sales Channel Opened by Tan Viet A's Four-Star Product
In Cao Bang, a mountainous province in the far north of Vietnam, the glass noodles "Mien Dong" made by the Tan Viet A cooperative are on US shelves. This product, which first shipped 4 tonnes in January 2025, is the first Cao Bang OCOP-certified item to reach the US market. Having expanded its raw-material sourcing across Southeast Asia... -
Quang Tri's Arabica: The Gap Between 26,000 Dong per kg of Green Beans and 280,000 Dong for the Finished Product
In Huong Phung, Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam, the field of Le Trang, who grows Arabica on one hectare, produced about 20 tonnes of fresh cherries in 2025. The average unit price at which he hands them to processors is 26,000 dong per kg (about 149 yen). The same beans ultimately, in specialty... -
China's imports of Vietnamese coffee up 87% in five months, squeezing Japan's sourcing allocation
China is suddenly ramping up volume as a buyer of Vietnamese coffee. According to an analysis of China-bound agricultural products compiled by Vietnam News Agency (VietnamPlus) in August 2026, the Vietnamese coffee China imported in January–May 2026 was US$99.6 million (about 14.7 billion yen, roughly estimated at 148 yen to the dollar), up year on year... -
China buys US$846 million of Vietnamese durian in the first half, emerging as its second-largest supplier
In the first half of 2026, the Vietnamese durian China imported reached US$846 million (about 125.2 billion yen at 148 yen to the dollar). This accounts for about 18% of China's total durian imports, and Vietnam has established itself as the "second-largest supplier" after Thailand in the Chinese mainland market. The figures, from a VietnamPlus dated August 10... -
Y Pốt Niê of the Ede People, Who Quit Being a Doctor, Sells Dak Lak Coffee to the US Under His Own Name
A doctor who worked for about four years at a hospital in Dak Lak Province took off his white coat and carried his hometown's coffee to the US under his own brand. Y Pốt Niê of the Ede people (English name Henry) formally quit medicine on May 15, 2019, and sells beans from K'La hamlet, Dray Sap commune, Krong Ana district, where he was born and raised, under the name "Ê Đê Càfe"...
