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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Re-calculation Planned on Pork PricingTHAILAND - Pig industry representatives will meet the Commerce Ministry this week to discuss rising pork prices and a new formula for calculating retail prices.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Pork prices may increase further after disease outbreak in pigsTHAILAND - PRRS and enteric disease are being blamed for a predicted rise in pork prices. The highs are expected to kick in within the next two months.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Swine farmers call for price supports and reduced feed tariffsTHAILAND - Rising oil prices are taking a toll on swine production in Thailand as pig farmers carried their protest to Government House, urging the government to set up a fund to buy their animals at higher...
Friday, November 23, 2007
Pork strong feature of new processing facilityTHAILAND - Ajinomoto Frozen Foods has opened a new production facility in Thailand. It aimns to serve increasing consumer demands for variety and quality, says the company.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Pork industry urges upgradesTHAILAND - Chachoengsao _ Bringing in foreign partners and promoting healthy meat are part of a new strategy by Thai pork producers to upgrade the business, improve poor sanitation and reach export ma...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Pig manure sweet money for Thai farmerTHAILAND - For Thai pig farmer Ong-Arj Suwunnatee, going green was not only good for business and the environment, it came as a welcome relief to his neighbours.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Best Exhibitor Award for Big Dutchman standTHAILAND - Once again the Big Dutchman stand impresses the judges.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Pork exports to increase by 9%THAILAND - Thailand's pork exports are projected to grow by 9% to 12,000 tonnes this year, because of rising demand from Japan.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Pig farmers rally to demand CPF reduce expansion and productionTHAILAND - About 300 small-scale pig farmers rallied in front of Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) yesterday morning, demanding it reduce its expansion of pig farms and pig production, which has led to lower...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Pig farmers protest big businessBANGKOK - About 300 pig farmers rallied at the Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) building, claiming the agribusiness was monopolising the business and cutting pork prices.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Commerce Ministry to put a stop to piglet slaughter in publicTHAILAND - The Commerce Ministry and the Livestock Development Department are to conduct a campaign urging swine breeders to stop killing piglets in public, a practice which is illegal.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Pork exports on the riseTHAILAND - Thai pork exports are on the increase, with more markets and growth in most of them.
Friday, July 14, 2006
CPF to build better swine farm complexTHAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the SET-listed flagship of the agribusiness conglomerate CP Group, has announced a plan to build a new farm complex to beef up its swine business to serve domestic...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Thailand Set Target To Increase Pork ConsumptionTHAILAND - The President of the Swine Raisers Association, Mr. Surachai Sutthitham, has set the target to increase the consumption of swine in Thailand.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Thailand set target to increase the consumption of porkTHAILAND - The President of the Swine Raisers Association, Mr. Surachai Sutthitham, has set the target to increase the consumption of swine in Thailand. He is also preparing to negotiate with the Internal...
Friday, April 14, 2006
Thai agribusiness Betagro growing in VietnamTHAILAND - Thailand’s leading agribusiness Betagro Group is beefing up its investments in animal feed and other farm businesses in Vietnam this year after success in Dong Nai province, Bangkok Post reported...
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Challenged by bird flu, Thai firm rechannelsTHAILAND - In their protective armor of color-coded plastic hats, face masks, gowns, gloves and rubber boots, the production line workers at Charoen Pokphand Food's Saraburi factory could be mistaken...
Monday, November 28, 2005
Frozen pig semen used for breedingTHAILAND - Pigs with good genetic make-up could be genetically reproduced an unlimited number of times as a result of Thai veterinarians' success in developing a new method of artificial insemination –...
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Charoen Pokphand Foods future lies in pork and seafoodTHAILAND - Bird flu takes bite out of chicken sales, but Asia wide open for shrimp, red meat products. Mention Charoen Pokphand Foods and most people think immediately of the country’s largest chicken...
Monday, November 07, 2005
Thailand to separate swine, poulty in effort to contain bird fluTHAILAND - Senior government officials and international organizations will meet here next week to map out regulations to separate pigs and poluty in separate production pens on local farms in a bid to...
Monday, September 12, 2005
Banned antiobiotics given to Thai pigs to speed up growth.THAILAND - The Agriculture Ministry yesterday seized some 10,000 pigs in Prachuap Khiri Khan as they were given carcinogenic feed to hasten their growth. After inspecting 400 farms with more than 200,000...
Monday, May 16, 2005
Thai pigs declared free from avian fluTHAILAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives confirmed today that no cases of avian flu had been found among Thai pigs, pointing to strict measures to ensure that the virus did not spread from...
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Pork prices in Thailand to be controlledTHAILAND - Thailand will place pork on its list of commodities subject to price controls next month in an attempt to prevent domestic stocks from leaving the country due to increasing prices.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Pork to be placed on list of controlled goodsTHAILAND - Pork eaters across the nation will soon be able to purchase their meat at lower prices, thanks to today’s decision by the government to place pork on a list of commodities subject to price...
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Complaints against two pig farmsTHAILAND - Provincial livestock officials in Thailand's eastern province of Chachoengsao have complained to police about two local pig farms feeding their pigs with a dangerous chemical prohibited...
Friday, December 17, 2004
Study Findings to Benefit Thailand's Pork ExportsTHAILAND - Recent research in Thailand has shown that yoghurt is beneficial to piglets.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Thai production costs would doubleTHAILAND - If the European Union succeeds in raising animal welfare and “traceability” issues during the next round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) discussions, the cost of many Thai exports could...
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Thailand pork raisers to adopt international standardsTHAILAND - The Thai swine industry is in the process of upgrading local farm and slaughter operations to meet international standards, a move hoped to open the door for more exports of fresh and processed...
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Dozen of pigs in N. Thailand die with unknown causeTHAILAND - A dozen of pigs in the northern province of Kampaengpetch in Thailand have died with unknown cause. The 12 pigs belonged to a farm of a local villager in Ban Kon Tai in the province's...
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Piglet deaths ‘not from bird ’flu’THAILAND - The deaths of 60 piglets on a single farm recently from respiratory infection were the result of hog cholera, not avian ’flu, according to the island’s top livestock official. The Chief...
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