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Vietnam has the world's most ASC feed-certified plants at 15: what should Japanese buyers ask?
On September 21, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) released the content of a new-standard training session it held jointly with the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) in Can Tho on September 15. The targets were farms, companies, and aquaculture-feed plants. What matters to Japanese buyers is that the scope of the audit does not stop inside the fence of the farming pond but, the feed... -
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.
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