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Seafood up 9%; households' real seafood spending down 6%, splitting the shelf by item
A short article released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on September 25, 2026 reports that household spending is not keeping up with rising seafood prices in Japan. The "9%" and "6%" in the headline are figures that serve directly as negotiating material for the Japanese side sourcing seafood raw materials from Vietnam. How... -
International financing debated for Vietnamese shrimp; the bottleneck lies not only in the amount of funds but in collateral and records
On September 21, 2026, Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a public-private partnership (PPP) forum in Can Tho city focused on the Mekong Delta's shrimp industry. Held through the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture Vietnam (PSAV) in collaboration with USGBC, a US grain and bio-products industry association, the agenda centered on the shift to a circular model... -
Ecuadorian shrimp at 2.4 dollars at pond harvest: Vietnamese managers fight with processing and large size
The third installment of the series "Unpacking the Miracle of Ecuadorian Shrimp," published on September 24, 2026, by Nong nghiep va Moi truong, the house organ of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, was the one that named, from the mouth of a company executive, which segment Vietnam's shrimp industry should compete in. The speaker is Thanh Vuong Co., Ltd. (Cong ty TN... -
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... -
A Vietnamese shrimp-farming cooperative earns ASC certification: a rare passport for sourcing to Japan and the EU
The shrimp-farming cooperative HTX Thanh Dat in Ca Mau province has obtained ASC Farm Standard certification from DNV. We lay out what this certification—which majors such as Aeon make a sourcing requirement—means for sourcing to Japan and the EU, and the points buyers should check at first hand. -
VietFish 2026 moves to business meetings with farm visits, opening a sourcing opportunity for Japan
VietFish 2026, with 568 booths, introduced a buyer-invitation system for the first time. We read what it means for Japanese buyers who want to source Vietnamese seafood amid the headwind of US tariffs. -
Vietnamese shrimp to Australia up 43.9% in July as South Korea stalls, reshuffling the top five markets
In shrimp-export data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on August 24, July's month-on-month growth diverged widely by market. While China, the cumulative leader, held 33.5% of the total, Australia grew the most in July at 43.9% year on year, while South Korea by contrast sank 14.6%. The ranking by value itself... -
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... -
China's shrimp inventory adjustment pushes down Vietnamese wholesale prices, opening a buying window for Japanese sourcing
Chinese importers have entered inventory adjustment, pushing down wholesale prices around Ecuadorian produce. We interpret, with verified figures, how the cycle in China, the largest market, ripples through to Vietnam's shrimp export prices and Japan's sourcing costs. -
US Section 301 tariff of 12.5%: why Vietnamese shrimp seeks a way out in Japan
From July 24, the United States imposed an additional 12.5% on Vietnamese seafood. The 2.5-point gap with Ecuadorian players is eroding the profitability of Vietnamese shrimp in the US market. We unpack, from a Japanese sourcing perspective, the flat US$890 million in first-half exports to the United States, the 48% last-minute surge in June, the shift to processing, and the realignment of supply to Japan.
