TRÁI CÂY125 articles
Fruit
15 hundred million US$Fresh-produce exports
+31%Year on year
Durian, mango, dragon fruit, and more
# Durian# Lychee# Pomelo
Fruit– category –
Durian, mango, dragon fruit, and more
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The 353 growing-area codes carrying Dong Thap's dried mango to Japan
Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta has begun bundling its mango-growing areas by "number." Mango cultivation in the province covers about 17,300 ha with annual output of more than 185,000 tonnes. Of this, 10,030.17 ha have obtained 353 growing-area codes (ma so vung trong), and quality is being aligned to the VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organic standards... -
The peak of Dak Lak's 41,000 hectares of durian shows the sourcing know-how of 280 growing-area codes
In the Buon Ma Thuot area, the center of Dak Lak province in Vietnam's Central Highlands, the Dak Lak Durian Festival opened on August 15, 2026. The aim of the event is to promote the regional brand and expand export markets, but what Japanese food buyers should read is not the festival's glamour. What Dak Lak holds as a province... -
Undaunted by failure, net melon in the highlands: a northern greenhouse farmer earning 2.5 billion dong a year
In Tuyen Quang province in northern Vietnam, a farmer in a cool, high-elevation village switched to greenhouse cultivation of net melon and grapes, and the family earns sales of about 2.5 billion dong (about 14.7 million yen) a year. VietnamNet reported this on August 10, 2026. On mountain land once centered on rice and corn, high value-add... -
Turning a hill of scrubby trees into a guava orchard: 500 million dong a year supported by a Da Nang extension worker
In Que Son district, Da Nang city in central Vietnam, a hill of scrubland that had been logged bare has been reborn as an orchard. In 2023, Truong Van Arinh, who leads the local agricultural cooperative "HTX Nong nghiep Rung Bao," dug up a 3-hectare plot of poor acacia (keo) and planted the Taiwanese-type pear guava "oi le... -
Exports up 30% yet wholesale prices halve in China: the paradox of Vietnamese durian and market diversification
Vietnam's durian exports reached about US$1.8 billion in January–July 2026 (roughly 270 billion yen, a rough estimate at about 150 yen to 1 USD), some 30% above the same period a year earlier. Even as volume grows, wholesale prices at the Chinese border have fallen to nearly half for some varieties. This paradox, in which the unit price sinks the more volume rises, is, toward China... -
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... -
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.
