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With under 1% share in China, the Philippines turns to a new variety: will it affect Vietnamese durian sourcing?
The Philippine durian exporters' association has laid out a plan to grow a variety called Golden Puyat to raise its competitiveness in the Chinese market. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper reported this on September 25, 2026. The arena where it will compete with Thai and Vietnamese produce is the Chinese market. Exporters... -
Dak Lak's sau rieng (durian) orchards: what will they sell to Japan through tourism and standardization?
The Dak Lak cooperative Tan Lap Dong is standardizing export-grade durian across 40 households and 50 hectares under four growing-area codes and moving into orchard tourism. We lay out the points Japanese importers will want to check when choosing a growing area. -
More durian but fewer Grade A: how should Japanese buyers choose a factory?
While Dak Lak's Chanh Thu increases purchasing to 40,000 tonnes, it uses quality control to prevent a decline in the share of Grade A fruit. From the figures of a surging harvest, we lay out the perspective for Japanese importers handling Vietnamese durian as they reconsider which growing areas and factories to choose. -
Dak Lak Durian Festival 2026: 8 Villages Streaming via KOCs Sold Out 262 Tonnes
At the Dak Lak Durian Festival 2026, government-led "1 village, 1 KOL/KOC" live streaming sold about 262 tonnes and 20.4 billion dong across 8 villages. From the design of farm-direct sales that ran alongside a 350-tonne auction, we organize the points Japan's farm-direct and e-commerce players should adapt. -
From September to December, Vietnamese durian is the lead of world supply; the sourcing window opened by Thailand's off-season
Vietnamese durian reached US$1.77 billion in eight months, up 47.1% year on year. September to December, when the Central Highlands peak season overlaps with the gap in Thailand's summer crop, becomes the gateway for Japanese buyers to shift their weight to Vietnamese product. -
From coffee to durian: the choice of a farmer whose income grew sevenfold
A 56-year-old farmer in Dak Lak province who switched from coffee to durian has an annual income of US$76,000. We examine the real picture of the switch driven by Chinese demand, and the implications Japanese buyers should read now. -
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... -
What 17,000 cacao seedlings tell us: Dak Lak's "control the upstream" confectionery sourcing
Cacao beans, the raw material for chocolate, come about 70% of world supply from just two countries, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. With those two major producing regions cutting output due to erratic weather and disease, international cacao prices have stayed stuck in a historically high range. At a moment when procurement managers are unanimous in saying they "want to diversify growing regions,"...
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