Raw-material sourcing– tag –
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Vietnamese Cashew's Largest Market Shifts from the US to China; Japan Competes for Its Place in the Buying Order
In 2025, Vietnamese cashews came to US$5.229 billion on a customs-clearance basis, with China at US$1.115 billion overtaking the US at US$975 million for the top spot. The trade fair heads to Buenos Aires. We have organized the bargaining chips Japan's procurement can hold. -
Vietnamese Pangasius's Price-Hike Request Came Because the Raw Fish Exceeded the Export Price
Raw fish at 36,000 dong against an export-equivalent of 33,000 dong. From this inverted-margin structure and the buyer order of China at 27% and Japan at 2.4%, we have organized how Japan should structure its white-fish sourcing. -
Hokkaido scallops seen at 298,000 tonnes: how to source in a year with few large ones
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported on September 22, 2026 that production in Hokkaido, Japan's largest scallop-producing region, is expected to come in at just 298,200 tonnes this season. That is 15% below the previous year, and the first time in nine years it has fallen below 300,000 tonnes. What is being landed in the Sea of Okhotsk, now in its main fishing season, is "5S... -
Dropping acacia for lemongrass: 80 million dong in profit from 1 hectare in the Quang Ngai hills
On September 24, 2026, Bao Nong nghiep va Moi truong, a daily affiliated with Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, reported a crop switch in Son Mai village, Quang Ngai province. In Bieu Qua hamlet, a farmer who switched 1 hectare that had been planted with acacia (keo) to lemongrass (sa), after deducting expenses... -
Over 46,000 hectares of macadamia, yet US$30 million in imports: Japan looks at producing orchards
Vietnam has planted more than 46,000 hectares of macadamia. Even so, in January–July 2026 it bought and brought in about US$30 million worth. Exports over the same seven months were just under US$34 million, so the amounts sold and bought are nearly level. The Vietnamese paper VnExpress reported this on September 20, and the export breakdown, from the customs authority's... -
Jasmine near Hanoi: the association buys the entire crop in the field at 55,000–58,000 dong per kilo
On the sandbanks of Thanh Thuy village, Soc Son commune, Hanoi, the jasmine harvest continues into September. Only the buds, before they open, are picked. Once the flowers open at night and release their scent, they can no longer be used to scent premium tea. The Vietnam agriculture-and-environment newspaper (Nong nghiep va Moi truong) reported this on September 24, 2026... -
A one-handed disabled veteran grows dwarf coconut—is Dong Nai's circular farm a sourcing candidate?
At an orchard in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam, short dwarf palms are bearing fruit heavily on their branches. The orchard is run by a disabled war veteran who, despite having lost his right hand, has stood in the fields for half a century. The local outlet "Dan Viet" praised it as "lam nong tu te" (honest farming)...
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