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Vietnam takes 9 of the 10 international slots at a Robusta competition, and the unit price to Japan rises 3.9-fold
At the 3rd World Robusta competition, Vietnam held 9 of the 10 international slots in the Top 20 finals. The unit price of Vietnamese green beans bought by Japan has risen 3.86-fold, from 143 yen/kg in 2010 to 552 yen/kg in 2024. -
Son La province sorts 36,000 hectares of coffee into three categories, building a register by December 30
Son La province in northern Vietnam has begun a full review of all the coffee gardens in the province. Over two days, September 23 and 24, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment held meetings to inventory coffee sitting on forestry land and to build cultivation-plot data in line with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Those taking part were coffee... -
Cau Dat's organic Arabica moves to deeper processing: what will Japanese roasters source?
The cooperative Song Vu in Cau Dat, Da Lat, is breaking away from reliance on green beans and competing on quality through organic conversion and deeper processing. We lay out the points Japanese specialty roasters will want to check. -
EUDR-compliant lots fetch US$50 more per tonne: Vietnamese coffee rebounds at year-end
For Vietnamese coffee, EUDR-compliant lots trade at US$50 more per tonne. Some 35–40% of supply is compliant, and over 30% of the cultivated area holds sustainability certification. For Japanese roasters and buyers, we lay out the practicalities of how certification compliance ties directly to a price premium. -
From coffee to durian: the choice of a farmer whose income grew sevenfold
A 56-year-old farmer in Dak Lak province who switched from coffee to durian has an annual income of US$76,000. We examine the real picture of the switch driven by Chinese demand, and the implications Japanese buyers should read now. -
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... -
At the Hong Kong Food Expo's 1,850 companies, a scramble for Vietnamese Robusta tests Japanese sourcing
"Food Expo PRO 2026," a trade food fair organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened on August 13 with more than 1,850 companies from over 30 countries and regions exhibiting. The Robusta of Vietnam, the world's second-largest coffee exporter, went looking for new sales channels in this buyer-dense venue... -
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"... -
Two Japanese companies take interest in Vietnamese coffee: the bean's history, questioned at a Tokyo meeting
At "CAFERES JAPAN 2026," an exhibition for foodservice and cafes held in Tokyo, two Japanese roasting companies stopped at the joint booth of Ho Chi Minh City's Green Economy Cooperative and Total Feeling Specialty Coffee. The specialty-coffee roaster Tokyo Coffee, and the UCC Group's U...
