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Growing regions & local information
Agricultural conditions across Vietnam
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Agricultural conditions across Vietnam
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WinCommerce to add up to 1,500 stores in 2026—direct fresh sourcing from 18 warehouses, accelerating its northern and rural strategy
WinCommerce (part of the Masan Group), Vietnam's largest food and daily-goods retail chain, has announced a plan to open 1,000–1,500 new stores in 2026. By year-end it will have about 6,100 stores, directing roughly 70–80% of new openings to provincial and rural areas. Direct fresh sourcing and 18 regul... -
Vietnamese fruit prices crash—watermelon at 3.8 cents/kg, Ri6 durian at half price, domestic oversupply as China tightens inspections
Fruit and vegetable prices are falling all at once across Vietnam's major growing regions. In Gia Lai province, watermelon fell at the farm-shipment level to 1,000–5,000 dong per kg (about 5.9–29.4 yen, at 170 VND to 1 JPY), with the lowest reaching the 3.8 cents/kg level. Tien Giang province's specialty Hoa Loc mango (Hoa L... -
In Quang Ngai Province, a 35-year-old revives sericulture — a 12-household group earning over 1 million yen a year, as a traditional producing region gets moving
In Buon village, Nghia Giang commune, Quang Ngai Province, 35-year-old Ton Long Quy has revived sericulture. Leading a joint group of 12 households and running 10 cycles a year, he secures a net profit of about 380,000 yen per cycle. By switching to rack rearing, he has cut labor by 50% and produces export-grade cocoons. -
Why a European entrepreneur bet on Vietnam—insect-protein company Entobel builds an 11,000-tonne-a-year production system at Asia's largest plant
Asia's largest insect-protein plant, built in southern Vietnam by Singapore-based Entobel, has entered full operation. With a production capacity of 11,000 tonnes a year, it advances the move away from fishmeal in shrimp- and catfish-farming feed. -
Not durian but "passion fruit" captivates Europe—Q1 export value up 73% to US$30.5 million, topping fruit bound for the EU
Q1 2026 passion-fruit export value to the EU reached US$30.5 million, up 73% year on year. EVFTA tariff elimination and an export model centered on processed products drove the growth, surpassing cashew nuts to top fruit bound for the EU. -
Bac Giang lychee harvest begins May 25—exports strengthened with 117 GlobalGAP-certified orchards
Bac Giang province in northern Vietnam began the early harvest of its 2026 lychee crop on May 25. Although poor weather cut output to about 95,000 tonnes, a certification framework of 204 ha under GlobalGAP and 16,000 ha under VietGAP strengthens high-quality exports to Japan and the EU. -
Hanoi partners directly with Osaka Prefecture, a local-government model that goes beyond going through JICA—building an innovation hub to accelerate Japan–Vietnam agricultural digitalization
Vu Dai Thang, chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, met Osaka Prefecture's deputy governor Nobuhiko Yamaguchi in Tokyo on April 29 to discuss comprehensive cooperation on innovation, smart agriculture, and smart cities. A model of direct local-government partnership that goes beyond going through JICA is changing the structure of Japan–Vietnam agricultural cooperation. The Osaka Innovation Hub becomes a benchmark for Hanoi's rollout. -
The Mekong low-emission rice program hits 197% of target—seed down 45%, fertilizer down 30%, yield up 12%
The Vietnamese government's "One Million Hectares of High-Quality, Low-Emission Rice in the Mekong Delta plan" is spreading at a pace well above the initial target. According to the latest announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) (as of April 2026), against an initial two-year target of 180,000 hectares, the actual participating area was 354,839 hectares (... -
Dong Thap's "footprint-free paddies" at 120 hectares—with 6 billion VND in annual sales, a standard-bearer for the one-million-hectare plan
In Phu Cuong district (formerly Tam Nong district), Dong Thap province in southern Vietnam, a "footprint-free paddy field (canh dong khong dau chan)" that runs 120 hectares of salt-damaged, acidic soil through full mechanization and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is drawing nationwide attention as a standard-bearer of the 2026 low-emission rice program... -
Ca Mau province's BL9 rice wins the first Mekong Delta tasty-rice contest—grown in shrimp paddies
On April 25, 2026, the "Mekong Delta Tasty Rice Contest (Cuoc thi Gao ngon Dong bang song Cuu Long)" was held for the first time ever at Hung Vuong Square in Ca Mau province in southern Vietnam. After 28 samples went through two rounds of judging, the winner was, in Vinh Loc commune, Ca Mau province, the Ba Dinh...
