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US retail and seafood groups form a "shrimp-import defense coalition": Vietnamese shrimp and Japanese procurement
On July 31, 2026, US retail and seafood groups formed the "American Shrimp Alliance" to oppose import-shrimp restrictions. We unpack, from a practical standpoint, the tailwind for Vietnamese shrimp, whose exports to the United States fell 15%, and the impact on Japanese buyers who purchase from the same supply pool. -
Huy Nam thickens shrimp supply to Japan, expanding farming to prepare for the year-end sales season
The Vietnamese seafood processor and exporter Huy Nam is building up its mainstay shrimp supply to Japan ahead of the year-end sales season. Nguyen Nam Vinh, the company's vice president, revealed that it is pursuing three moves at once: expanding into farming, diversifying markets, and maintaining supply. As of August, orders... -
Kona Bay's shrimp seed Balance Pro: upstream quality improvement shapes shrimp supply to Japan
The major seed company Kona Bay has introduced its non-ablation line Balance Pro in Vietnam. We lay out the facts—SPF, a 70–80% survival rate, and a field trial in Phan Rang—and explain how seed improvement works for the stability of shrimp supply to Japan. -
Seaweed rafts in shrimp ponds: combining water purification with 60 million dong a year in side income
A low-carbon model that floats 40–50 seaweed rafts in Vietnamese shrimp ponds, taking in nitrogen to improve water quality while earning 50–60 million dong a year in side income. We interpret the mechanism that lowers reliance on antibiotics and its meaning for ESG sourcing to Japan. -
On salt-damaged land in Can Tho, 180 households take up shrimp-rice farming, making it a side-income source across 250 hectares
In the Luong Tam area of Can Tho City, 180 households and 250 hectares are taking up tom-lua (shrimp-rice farming) using paddy fields. We interpret this low-input model that turns salt-damaged land into a resource, and its meaning for Japanese premium sourcing. -
A shrimp cooperative in northern Quang Ninh: 7–9 turnovers a year and 90-day shipping across 8 ha and 12 ponds
A shrimp cooperative in Cam Pha, Quang Ninh province, has demonstrated 7 to 9 cycles a year and 90-day shipment through greenhouse farming across 12 ponds on 8 ha. We unpack what it means for a northern growing area to join the Mekong-Delta-dominated sourcing of shrimp for Japan. -
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. -
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... -
Stopping illegal fishing trips with 2,100 phone calls: An Giang province hones its catch management
An Giang province used about 2,100 warning phone calls over six months to urge fishing vessels that had lost communication to comply with fishing rules. We read how the tightened management of Vietnamese wild-caught seafood, moving toward the lifting of the EU yellow card, affects the reliability of Japanese sourcing. -
"Animal welfare" for shrimp and pangasius: Vietnam launches a national roadmap
Vietnam's fisheries directorate has announced an animal-welfare roadmap for shrimp and pangasius. As ASC, GlobalGAP, and BAP incorporate welfare standards, we lay out the points Japanese buyers should keep an eye on.
