Seed– tag –

Vietnamese lobster farming depends on imports for more than 90% of its juveniles. We explain the quarantine procedures set out in Document No. 2625 of 2026 (isolation of up to 10 days, testing for white-spot disease and milky disease), and unpack how upstream disease control shapes the quality assurance of exports to China and Japan, from the perspective of Japanese buyers.

At a meeting on July 30, the Vietnam shrimp association made the domestic production of seed stock its top priority. We read the four measures to end dependence on imported broodstock, and what the supply stability behind US$2.3 billion in first-half exports means for Japanese sourcing.

The fisheries center in Tuyen Quang province has produced more than 50,000 artificially bred fry of the premium river fish ca chien since the start of the year. By producing in-house, within the growing area, the juveniles that once depended on wild catch, the raw material for cage farming is moving toward stability. We explain the yardstick by which Japanese sourcing assesses a growing area.

The export that Lam Dong province approved in July was not harvested potatoes but "seed." According to Nong nghiep Moi truong (an agriculture-and-environment paper) dated July 25, 2026, the province's Department of Agriculture and Environment granted its subordinate "Potato, Vegetable and Flower Research Center" 23 varieties of potato seed, totaling 27,95...