Industry News

Two fish sauces from Cat Hai in Hai Phong have earned OCOP five stars, bringing the province's five-star products to ten. We explain how Japanese buyers can use this national certification, which examines everything from the sourcing area and process to the story and export capability, in choosing suppliers.

A woman farmer in Ha Tinh province in central Vietnam grows Korean melon three crops a year in a 500 m2 greenhouse. We interpret the real picture of protected horticulture that earns through turnover, from the perspective of Japanese imports and growing-area partnerships.

A low-emission cacao demonstration of 23 farms and 18.5 hectares has begun in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. We interpret, from the perspective of Japanese chocolate-ingredient sourcing, this move to target Europe, the US, and Japan through ESG and integrated processing in the growing region.

The Son Hoa cooperative in An Giang province brings together 1,800–2,000 hectares and, with XAG P100 drones and alternate irrigation, achieves 30–40% water savings and a 10% cut in input costs. We read, from a Japanese sourcing perspective, this "organized growing region" that sells on contract to the likes of Loc Troi.

A tilapia-processing line with a daily capacity of 200 tonnes has come online in Hung Yen province. We unpack what Vietnamese white fish, vertically integrated from seed stock to export, will bring to the Japanese sourcing front line.

A hamlet in Lang Son province grows 76 hectares of the medicinal sa nhan (amomum) under the forest, and 18 households now earn over 100 million VND a year. We interpret this move toward organized production that benefits Japanese crude-drug and spice sourcing.

An agricultural cooperative in Lap Thach district, Phu Tho province, has broken through the off-season that was a weakness of the north, using automatic irrigation and LED lighting. While achieving 28,000 dong per kg, about four times the southern price, it cannot assemble a monthly export lot of 50 tonnes; we unpack what Japanese fruit-and-vegetable sourcing should learn from this reality.

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.

Vina Clean Food, a major shrimp exporter in Soc Trang, has made its first shipment to Japan of monosex-tilapia fillets for sushi and sashimi. We unpack this new white-fish supply source, stood up in six months, from the perspective of Japanese seafood buyers.

An Giang province used about 2,100 warning phone calls over six months to urge fishing vessels that had lost communication to comply with fishing rules. We read how the tightened management of Vietnamese wild-caught seafood, moving toward the lifting of the EU yellow card, affects the reliability of Japanese sourcing.