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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... -
the gap that Vietnamese pangasius opens in Japan's food-service sourcing amid a global white-fish shortage
Vietnam's seafood exports are expected to exceed US$12 billion for the full year 2026. With cod and Alaska pollock stuck in a high price range amid a global white-fish shortage, the competitiveness of Vietnamese pangasius, which can be produced stably through farming, is rising. We have laid out, with figures, the points that can be used in Japanese food-service and private-brand sourcing. -
98.5% of Vietnam's lobster exports go to China: the blind spot behind the 44% rise
98.5% of Vietnamese lobster exports go to China. The first half of 2026 was US$584.6 million, up 44%, but we read the danger of over-concentration shown by the 2023 spiny-lobster restrictions, and the room for diversification into the Japanese market. -
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.
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