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Agribusiness
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Australian and NZ fruit moves into Vietnam's everyday shopping: why it surged in the first half, and the homework it sets for Japan
Australian and New Zealand fruit is gaining at Vietnamese retail shelves. In the first half of 2026, import value from Australia was US$102.8 million (about 15.4 billion yen), up 55.7% year on year, and from New Zealand US$78.04 million (about 11.7 billion yen), up 20.4%. Kiwifruit, apples, grapes... -
A university-educated Tai woman returns home to build a Lai Chau honey cooperative with nine villagers
In the mountains of Lai Chau province in northwestern Vietnam, a woman who returned to her hometown instead of moving to the city runs a beekeeping cooperative. Lo Thanh Xuan (born 1994), a Tai woman living in Ban Khoang, Muong Than village, came back to the village holding a university degree in rural development... -
A man who self-taught the cultivation of an over-harvested medicinal herb and grew it into a 40-hectare contract-farming area
On Hon Heo mountain in Khanh Hoa province in south-central Vietnam, a farmer self-taught the artificial cultivation of "xao tam phan," a native medicinal plant that had once nearly been harvested to extinction, and built it up into a growing area of more than 40 hectares of contract cultivation. The central figure is the head of Ba Ninh Company, and the province's medicinal plant... -
Prolonged rain cuts output, doubling the farm-gate price of Vietnamese dragon fruit
Prolonged rain has cut Vietnamese dragon fruit output, doubling the farm-gate price since May to 15,000 dong (about 90 yen) per kilo. We lay out the structure—exports down 3%, 60% dependence on China—and explain three risks that Japanese sourcing managers should keep in mind. -
Pineapple wholesale prices at a record high; DOVECO's contract cultivation overcomes the crash
The wholesale price of pineapple in north-central Vietnam has hit a record high of 19 million dong per tonne. We unpack DOVECO's contract farming, which absorbed the April-May price crash through floor-price guarantees and flowering adjustment, from a Japanese sourcing perspective. -
Vietnamese durian toward a record US$4.5 billion as China expands inspection labs to 50
On July 31, China Customs additionally accredited 18 Vietnamese testing labs, bringing the total to 50. The congestion in customs clearance to China has eased, and 2026 durian exports are heading for a record US$4.5 billion. We unpack the imbalance of 90% of exports going to China and the impact on Japan's frozen-durian sourcing. -
GS25 designates a banana plantation in Tay Ninh province as its exclusive supplier, locking up over 200,000 packs a month
South Korea's largest convenience-store chain, GS25, has designated a Del Monte plantation in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam, as exclusive to itself. We interpret this lock-up style of sourcing of more than 200,000 packs a month from the perspective of Japanese retailers and trading houses that source Vietnamese fresh produce. -
Vietnam's 35 hectares of noni target South Korean and US exports with USDA organic certification
Ho Chi Minh City's Trang Linh established 35 hectares of noni production on the volcanic-ash soil of the former Xuyen Moc. Expecting USDA organic certification in August 2026, it is heading for South Korean and US exports. We read its design leaning toward processing across seven product lines, and the niche position it holds for Japanese functional-ingredient sourcing. -
India opens its market to Vietnamese fresh durian in July, the first large market to break single-pole dependence on China from the outside
In July 2026, India officially opened its market to fresh Vietnamese durian, moving ahead of Thailand with no additional quarantine. We read what this means as the first large-scale diversification destination for Vietnamese durian, which has staked most of its earnings on the single Chinese market, and the knock-on effects that the scramble for fresh fruit will have on Japan's frozen sourcing. -
China's frozen-squid exports to the EU down 49.4% in the first half, share halved from 28.1% to 14.2%
Chinese frozen squid is rapidly losing its presence in the EU market. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on July 28, China's frozen-squid exports to the EU in the first half of 2026 came to only 19,690 tonnes, down 49.4% from the same period a year earlier. Of the EU's frozen-squid imports, China's...
