Charoen Pokphand Foods Merges Subsidiaries
THAILAND - The SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) has consolidated 10 units operating agro-industrial and food businesses into a new firm, CPF (Thailand) Plc.

Floods Claim More Than 300,000 Pigs
THAILAND - Following the loss of at least 300,000 pigs in the floods, producers are asking the government to extend the current import tariff waiver on feed ingredients, a move introduced to control food...

CPF to Focus on India, Viet Nam, Russia & Philippines
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has identified India, Viet Nam, Russia and the Philippines as its top priorities for market expansion in the next five years.

Thai Foods Group Invests in Future Growth
THAILAND - Thai Foods Group plans to become a listed company in 2013 and to double output of its pig, broiler and egg businesses, mostly for the domestic market.

Govt Cracks Down on Illegal Use of Beta-Agonists
THAILAND - The Livestock Department will crack down on pig farms using a chemical agent to increase the redness of the meat in their pigs.

Thai Ag Parties Urged to Lower DDGS, CGM Tariffs
THAILAND - With assistance from the Foreign Agricultural Service in Bangkok and the Thai Feed Millers Association, the US Grains Council brought together key decision makers from the Thai Feed Association...

Net Profit Growth of 33 Per Cent for CPF
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) reported 2010 net profit of 13,563 million baht (THB) or earnings of THB2.04 per share, an increase of 33 per cent from 2009 net profit. ...

Biotronic Top3 to Capitalise on Perforizer Effect
THAILAND - Biomin launched Biotronic® Top3, a new natural growth promoter combining carefully selected ingredients with a scientifically proven synergism for improved animal performance at VIV Asia...

Soy Duty Cut Ahead to Reduce Food Prices
THAILAND - To reduce the cost of food in the shops, the government is to cut the duty on imported soybean meal.

CPF Boosts Overseas Business
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) is moving ahead with its overseas investment worth at least 30 billion baht (THB) over the next five years as part of its ambitious plan to raise foreign revenue...

Govt Orders Feed Manufacturers to Drop Prices
THAILAND - The government has instructed feed manufacturers to cut prices to livestock producers by 25 per cent in order to reduce meat prices for consumers.

Betagro Invests in Provinces, Processing, Feed
THAILAND - Betagro has unveiled plans to invest 1.5 billion baht (THB) in poultry and pork processing plants and two feed mills.

CP Foods Records Net Profit up Three-Fold
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) reports net profit for the first quarter of this year at 3.224 billion baht (THB), up from just under THB771 million for the same period...

LIC Agrotech Holds Workshop on Orego-Stim
THAILAND - LIC Agrotech recently held a workshop entitled Orego-Stim – The Ultimate Solution.

Mycotoxins2009: A Special One Day Conference
BANGKOK - Mycotoxins2009 is a special one day conference on mycotoxins that will provide you with a comprehensive insight into and an overview of a key hazard in modern livestock production that has been...