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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. -
China's imports of Vietnamese coffee up 87% in five months, squeezing Japan's sourcing allocation
China is suddenly ramping up volume as a buyer of Vietnamese coffee. According to an analysis of China-bound agricultural products compiled by Vietnam News Agency (VietnamPlus) in August 2026, the Vietnamese coffee China imported in January–May 2026 was US$99.6 million (about 14.7 billion yen, roughly estimated at 148 yen to the dollar), up year on year... -
At the Hong Kong Food Expo's 1,850 companies, a scramble for Vietnamese Robusta tests Japanese sourcing
"Food Expo PRO 2026," a trade food fair organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened on August 13 with more than 1,850 companies from over 30 countries and regions exhibiting. The Robusta of Vietnam, the world's second-largest coffee exporter, went looking for new sales channels in this buyer-dense venue... -
Y Pốt Niê of the Ede People, Who Quit Being a Doctor, Sells Dak Lak Coffee to the US Under His Own Name
A doctor who worked for about four years at a hospital in Dak Lak Province took off his white coat and carried his hometown's coffee to the US under his own brand. Y Pốt Niê of the Ede people (English name Henry) formally quit medicine on May 15, 2019, and sells beans from K'La hamlet, Dray Sap commune, Krong Ana district, where he was born and raised, under the name "Ê Đê Càfe"... -
A Lam Dong farmer replants an aging Robusta garden with the dwarf variety Xanh lun over three years
Mai Hong Quan, a farmer in Nam Nung, Lam Dong province, is spending three years replanting an aging coffee garden with the dwarf variety "Xanh lun (blue dwarf type)." Those around him recommended high-yielding varieties, but he did not rush, moving to a full switch only after judging the growth of trees he had planted on a trial basis. Cof...
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