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Crops & Agricultural Products
Information on Vietnam's main crops and agricultural products
Crops & Agricultural Products– category –
Information on Vietnam's main crops and agricultural products
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International financing debated for Vietnamese shrimp; the bottleneck lies not only in the amount of funds but in collateral and records
On September 21, 2026, Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a public-private partnership (PPP) forum in Can Tho city focused on the Mekong Delta's shrimp industry. Held through the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture Vietnam (PSAV) in collaboration with USGBC, a US grain and bio-products industry association, the agenda centered on the shift to a circular model... -
Over 10 hectares of durian wither in Gia Lai; with the cause unidentified, farmers turn to coffee
In Chu Prong commune (xa Chu Prong), Gia Lai province in Vietnam's Central Highlands, durian gardens that were meant to be awaiting harvest are being felled one after another. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper (Nong nghiep va Moi truong) dated September 23, 2026 reported that in Hoang Yen and Bat villages, a provisional tally of more than 10 hectares of trees... -
2,300 seedlings to four households: can Lao Cai's 2 hectares of Thai-type custard apple sell?
In the mountains of northern Vietnam, planting has begun of a fruit whose name is rarely heard in Japanese raw-material sourcing. In three hamlets of Bao Nhai commune, Lao Cai province, 2,300 suitable seedlings of the Thai-type custard apple "Na Hoang Hau" were distributed to four poor and near-poor households and are now being grown across a total of 2 hectares. Agriculture-and-environment... -
Vietnam's whelk farming reaches 6,200 tonnes a year: can it be used for Japan's shellfish sourcing?
On September 24, 2026, the Vietnamese seafood-specialist outlet tepbac summarized how the farming of oc huong (Babylonia areolata) reached the order of 6,000 tonnes a year over 25 years (by author Kim Tien). A sea snail that had relied on wild harvesting became a subject that can be farmed in a planned way through artificial seed production... -
Over 46,000 hectares of macadamia, yet US$30 million in imports: Japan looks at producing orchards
Vietnam has planted more than 46,000 hectares of macadamia. Even so, in January–July 2026 it bought and brought in about US$30 million worth. Exports over the same seven months were just under US$34 million, so the amounts sold and bought are nearly level. The Vietnamese paper VnExpress reported this on September 20, and the export breakdown, from the customs authority's... -
Tilapia to Japan up 77% in eight months; what goes to sashimi is a 1.7 kg brackish-water fish
In figures released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on September 25, 2026, tilapia (ca ro phi) exports reached US$90 million for the January–August cumulative total, up 43% year on year. In the same figures, exports to Japan were US$2 million cumulatively, up 77%, and US$400,000 in August alone (original text "400 nghin USD"), up 19... -
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... -
Ecuadorian shrimp at 2.4 dollars at pond harvest: Vietnamese managers fight with processing and large size
The third installment of the series "Unpacking the Miracle of Ecuadorian Shrimp," published on September 24, 2026, by Nong nghiep va Moi truong, the house organ of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, was the one that named, from the mouth of a company executive, which segment Vietnam's shrimp industry should compete in. The speaker is Thanh Vuong Co., Ltd. (Cong ty TN... -
Jasmine near Hanoi: the association buys the entire crop in the field at 55,000–58,000 dong per kilo
On the sandbanks of Thanh Thuy village, Soc Son commune, Hanoi, the jasmine harvest continues into September. Only the buds, before they open, are picked. Once the flowers open at night and release their scent, they can no longer be used to scent premium tea. The Vietnam agriculture-and-environment newspaper (Nong nghiep va Moi truong) reported this on September 24, 2026... -
Vietnam has the world's most ASC feed-certified plants at 15: what should Japanese buyers ask?
On September 21, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) released the content of a new-standard training session it held jointly with the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) in Can Tho on September 15. The targets were farms, companies, and aquaculture-feed plants. What matters to Japanese buyers is that the scope of the audit does not stop inside the fence of the farming pond but, the feed...
