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A Ca Mau shrimp farmer turns a profit three crops in a row with low-density TLSS—about 18 million yen a year
A shrimp farmer in Ca Mau province achieved three consecutive profitable crops with a low-density, water-treatment-focused TLSS model, reaching about 3 billion dong (about 18 million yen) a year. We interpret a yardstick for stable supply that Japanese shrimp sourcing should look at. -
Vietnam abolishes the cooperative requirement for obtaining growing-area codes, shifting to a post-shipment-inspection-led approach
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has set out a policy to remove "the establishment of a cooperative" from the conditions for obtaining an export growing-area code (ma so vung trong). Reported by Nong nghiep Moi truong (an agriculture-and-environment paper) dated July 23 as a statement by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep, the administrative procedure... -
Vietnam Clean Seafood makes its first shipment of sashimi-grade tilapia fillets to Japan
Vietnamese tilapia has been shipped for the first time as fillets for Japanese sushi and sashimi. It was handled by Vietnam Clean Seafood Corporation of Can Tho city. The company's CEO, Vo Van Phuc, completed the first shipment of value-added fillets to Japan in July 2026, and in terms of quality and taste, from Japanese customers... -
The day Vietnamese tilapia becomes the star of conveyor-belt sushi: Can Tho's export strategy
Can Tho city in Vietnam's Mekong Delta has set out a plan to develop tilapia (ca ro phi in Vietnamese, a white-fleshed freshwater fish) into a strategic export species. Starting from a farming area of 604 hectares at the end of 2025, the city's Department of Agriculture and Environment has set a goal of expanding the growing area to 96,500 hectares of potentially suitable land, with the United States as the main... -
Top shrimp company Minh Phu makes its move: a new Ca Mau plant that changes Japanese procurement
On June 28, 2026, in Ca Mau province at Vietnam's southernmost tip, the major shrimp processor Minh Phu Group's new plant, the "Minh Phu Khanh An Seafood Processing Plant," officially came online. The investment is about 1.5 trillion dong (about US$57 million, about 8.8 billion yen; at the time of writing, roughly 155 yen to the dollar and about 60 yen to 10,000 dong... -
Kura Sushi's white fish was catfish — how pangasius became a Japanese staple
The white-fish topping gliding along the conveyor-belt sushi lane turns out to be catfish raised in the Mekong Delta. On July 5, 2026, the Vietnamese fisheries trade magazine Vietfish Magazine reported that Vietnamese pangasius (basa) has penetrated Japan's white-fish consumption to the point of ranking second only to Alaska pollock fillets. Processed food... -
Hundreds of varieties of desert rose: a young Dong Nai man names the Japanese horticulture market
A young man in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam, through self-taught crossbreeding, has bred the adenium—called the "desert rose" (local name Su)—into hundreds of distinct varieties, selling roughly 200 pots a day. What cannot be overlooked in this case, reported by Vietnamese agricultural media, is that his next target is... -
Vietnam's first national standard for marine aquaculture, a move to break down the walls of insurance and financing
Vietnam will draw up its first industrial marine-aquaculture standard in 2026-27. The aim is to systematize HDPE cages and site surveys so that insurance and financing become possible. We read the practical implications for Japanese seafood buyers and investors. -
Two Hai Phong fish sauces reach the top OCOP tier: why 5 stars becomes an entrance to procurement
Two fish sauces from Cat Hai in Hai Phong have earned OCOP five stars, bringing the province's five-star products to ten. We explain how Japanese buyers can use this national certification, which examines everything from the sourcing area and process to the story and export capability, in choosing suppliers. -
A coffee country bets on "low-emission cacao": a demonstration across 23 Dak Lak farms
A low-emission cacao demonstration of 23 farms and 18.5 hectares has begun in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. We interpret, from the perspective of Japanese chocolate-ingredient sourcing, this move to target Europe, the US, and Japan through ESG and integrated processing in the growing region.
