44 articles
Livestock & fisheries
Livestock & fisheries– category –
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Vietnam's Hung Nhon teams up with European players: serious intent on the 'international standardization' of chicken
The major Vietnamese livestock company Hung Nhon has signed a package of partnerships with European players such as De Heus, Bel Ga, and Big Dutchman. We read, from the perspective of Japanese meat sourcing, its move to build a closed loop of 3 million laying hens in Tay Ninh province with an investment of about 100 million euros. -
Listed Vietnamese BAF breaks ground on a 55-ha closed pig farm: how will procurement quality change
The major listed Vietnamese company BAF has broken ground on a high-tech pig farm in Gia Lai province with a scale of 5,000 sows and 60,000 fattening pigs. We unpack the background to the US$50 million FMO loan and the signals of environmentally conscious livestock farming that Japanese food trading companies and sourcing managers should note. -
The day Vietnamese chicken, backed by German equipment, closes in on sourcing to Japan
Tay Ninh province held an investment conference in Stuttgart. Hung Nhon and Germany's Big Dutchman signed an MOU on a livestock project worth about 100 million euros. We read the shape of Vietnamese meat—backed by European equipment and standards—heading for Japan. -
Feed held steady even as shrimp prices crashed: why GrowMax teams up with farmers
ベトナム産唯一のエビ飼料メーカーGrowMaxが価格据え置きを宣言。原料高と相場暴落のなか供給網を守る動きを、日本の調達担当向けに考察。 -
Vietnamese poultry-farming know-how to Africa? The reverse flow suggested by Hung Nhon's talks
ベトナムのHung Nhon Groupがアンゴラへ統合型ハイテク養鶏のノウハウ移転を協議。製品でなく技術を輸出する逆流の構図と、日本の畜産・飼料・農業ビジネスへの示唆を読む。 -
Black tiger broodstock sales halted: Moana's contrarian move changes sourcing
Moana, known for domesticated black tiger shrimp (tom su gia hoa) in Vietnam, will stop selling broodstock from 2026 and switch to a system that supplies only nauplius larvae directly to certified members. It is a contrarian move to protect the genetic purity of the lineage, cutting off imitations and crossbreeds at the entrance to distribution... -
Vietnamese seafood's shift to China is clear: how will Japan's sourcing of shrimp and white fish move?
In VASEP figures, Vietnam's seafood exports rose 11% in January–May to US$4.67 billion. Shrimp and pangasius led, and exports to China stood out with a 40.5% increase, while the US and EU declined. We independently examine the impact of this shift to China on Japan's sourcing of shrimp and white fish. -
How Vietnamese tilapia won over the US and Brazil
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has begun building a collaborative ecosystem for tilapia. We examine its 2025 exports, up 141% year on year, the track record of winning over the US and Brazil, and what this means for Japan's white-fish sourcing. -
Vietnamese boiled eggs, a first shipment to Japan with its strict hygiene standards
ベトナムの鶏卵メーカーVFoodが即食ゆで卵を日本へ初出荷。約2年の共同開発で世界一厳しい日本の食品安全基準をクリア。日本の食品バイヤー・OEMにとっての加工卵調達多様化の意味を考察する。 -
CJ acquires 65% of Minh Dat Food—a major Korean player enters Vietnam's meat processing
Capital from global investors is flowing one after another into Vietnam's food-processing sector. A symbol of this is South Korea's CJ Group acquiring management control of Minh Dat Food. CJ CheilJedang, a CJ subsidiary, acquired about 65% (64.9%) of the company for about US$13.44 million (about 2.08 billion yen), and Vietnam...
