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Vietnam takes 9 of the 10 international slots at a Robusta competition, and the unit price to Japan rises 3.9-fold
At the 3rd World Robusta competition, Vietnam held 9 of the 10 international slots in the Top 20 finals. The unit price of Vietnamese green beans bought by Japan has risen 3.86-fold, from 143 yen/kg in 2010 to 552 yen/kg in 2024. -
Quang Tri's Arabica: The Gap Between 26,000 Dong per kg of Green Beans and 280,000 Dong for the Finished Product
In Huong Phung, Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam, the field of Le Trang, who grows Arabica on one hectare, produced about 20 tonnes of fresh cherries in 2025. The average unit price at which he hands them to processors is 26,000 dong per kg (about 149 yen). The same beans ultimately, in specialty... -
Returning forest to the coffee field raises the unit price: a demonstration of Quang Tri Arabica
What comes to mind at the words "Vietnamese coffee" is probably the mass-produced Robusta that underpins canned and instant coffee. Outside that conventional image, Arabica farmers in the mountains of Quang Tri province in central Vietnam are deliberately switching to a cultivation that "returns forest" to the field. A Vietnamese agriculture-specialist med... -
Overturning the "Vietnam equals Robusta" conventional wisdom: Son La Arabica carried by a 25-year-old
Carrying the Arabica of Son La province in northern Vietnam, a 25-year-old barista heads to the Brewers Cup world championship. We unpack the growing area's move into specialty coffee and the implications for Japanese roasters and importers.
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