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Vietnam's shrimp at US$2.3 billion in the first half and a 12.5% US tariff open a gap for Japanese sourcing
The Vietnamese government has set its 2026 export target at US$546 billion to US$551 billion (about 80 trillion yen, estimated at roughly 148 yen to the dollar). It piled up US$319.7 billion in January to July (up 21.7% year on year), but by the calculation it must earn an additional US$227 billion to US$231 billion over the remaining five months, and Nguyen Anh Son, director-general of the foreign-trade department, said the remaining... -
The 353 growing-area codes carrying Dong Thap's dried mango to Japan
Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta has begun bundling its mango-growing areas by "number." Mango cultivation in the province covers about 17,300 ha with annual output of more than 185,000 tonnes. Of this, 10,030.17 ha have obtained 353 growing-area codes (ma so vung trong), and quality is being aligned to the VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organic standards... -
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... -
The 60% problem of Vietnamese shrimp feed: why GrowMax keeps holding off on price increases
Feed accounts for about 60% of shrimp-farming costs. The Vietnamese-owned GrowMax froze price increases on all feed from June 2026. We interpret the aim of its contrarian stance while rivals move to raise prices, and the implications for Japanese shrimp sourcing. -
A Japan–Vietnam partnership that builds the growing area first: Ha Tinh's tilapia farming for Japan gets moving
In Mai Hoa commune, Ha Tinh province in north-central Vietnam, a groundbreaking ceremony for farming ponds was held on August 10, 2026. Tilapia grow-out ponds will be built on 2.24 hectares of a single household's land, and a joint venture bearing a Japanese name will handle everything from fry to buyback. This, reported by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) the next day, the 11th,... -
Nam Viet teams up with a Norwegian player, moving first in tilapia breeding
The major Vietnamese seafood company Nam Viet (NAVICO) has formed a long-term partnership with Norway's Benchmark Genetics Norway (BGN) on the selective breeding of Nile tilapia. It was announced simultaneously from An Giang province and Bergen, Norway, on August 5, 2026. Selling fish... -
Two Japanese companies take interest in Vietnamese coffee: the bean's history, questioned at a Tokyo meeting
At "CAFERES JAPAN 2026," an exhibition for foodservice and cafes held in Tokyo, two Japanese roasting companies stopped at the joint booth of Ho Chi Minh City's Green Economy Cooperative and Total Feeling Specialty Coffee. The specialty-coffee roaster Tokyo Coffee, and the UCC Group's U... -
Huy Nam thickens shrimp supply to Japan, expanding farming to prepare for the year-end sales season
The Vietnamese seafood processor and exporter Huy Nam is building up its mainstay shrimp supply to Japan ahead of the year-end sales season. Nguyen Nam Vinh, the company's vice president, revealed that it is pursuing three moves at once: expanding into farming, diversifying markets, and maintaining supply. As of August, orders... -
Alaska pollock over US$5,000; Vietnamese pangasius exports up 8.8% open opportunities in Japan and the EU
In Europe, Alaska pollock has topped US$5,000 per tonne, and the cod quota is also at its lowest level in 30 years. Vietnamese pangasius exports reached US$1.3 billion in January to July 2026, up 8.8%. We lay out, from a practical standpoint, the knock-on effects for Japan's white-fish sourcing and why to act now, while supply is thinning. -
Ten years of squid farming in Quang Ninh: what a 30% survival rate says about the profitability trap
An entrepreneur who has spent ten years attempting squid farming off Co To, Vietnam, reveals the reality, a survival rate of about 30% and live squid at 420,000 dong/kg, sounding a warning against overconfidence in "easy money." We also consider the link with Japan's demand for premium squid.
