Charoen Pokphand Foods future lies in pork and seafood
THAILAND - 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 breeder and processor. But over five years...

Thailand sets up food-traceability project for shrimp
THAILAND - Thailand has set up a food-traceability project for domestic shrimp, to raise their food safety standards for consumers worldwide.

Thai shrimp exports to US growing despite US tariffs - Thaksin
THAILAND - Thai shrimp exports to the United States have increased despite punitive US tariffs, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said, after a US trade panel refused to remove the duties. Thai shrimp exports to the United States have risen this...

Shrimp tracked from farm to table
THAILAND - Thailand is on the move to ensure the total safety of shrimps from its farms, no matter where in the world the consumer’s dining table happens to be. Through the food-traceability project set up with collaboration of government ministries,...

CP Group may invest in Pakistani poultry and aquaculture
THAILAND - CP Group may invest in Pakistani poultry and fishing sectors, with likely investments in shrimp processing and marketing, and poultry and seed production.

EU Tariff Cuts Help Thai Shrimp Industry
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the SET-listed flagship of the agribusiness conglomerate the CP Group, is upbeat about its own sales and the overall shrimp industry now that the European Union has restored preferential import tariffs. The...

Shrimp farmers in Thailand in need of assistance
THAILAND - Shrimp hatchery farmers hit by the tsunami in Thailand are still struggling to rebuild amid insufficient state aid, falling shrimp prices and other negative factors.

Thai shrimp exporters facing setbacks
THAILAND - Due to the delay in establishing European Union preferential tariff rates, Thai shrimp exports will likely drop 21.9 percent this year to US$1.28 billion. The EU Permanent Representatives Committee has proposed postponing restoration of the...

Chips in trays allow seafood to be traced
THAILAND - Shrimp will soon be able to tell consumers their place of origin and how well they were fed at the shrimp farm. With radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and food-traceability software, those who love to eat the marine creatures...

Food exports expected to climb 14% this year
THAILAND - The outlook for the Thai food industry remains brisk, with exports targeted to grow by a healthy 14% this year, boosted by higher shipments of shrimp and processed chicken. According to Deputy Commerce Minister Suriya Larpwisuthisin,...

Thailand pushes EU for tax cuts on shrimp
THAILAND - Thailand has urged the European Union to announce its decision on whether to continue extending reduced tariffs under its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) on shrimp from 2006-08.

Shrimpers suspect rivals of foul play
THAILAND - Thai shrimp exporters suspect that certain countries are increasing their share of the US market by routing business through third countries to avoid anti-dumping duties. Shrimps from countries who are relative newcomers to the shrimp...

CP Group 'invaded forest'
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) invaded ''large stretches of mangrove forest along Rayong's coasts'', says the senate environment committee, which will make a complaint to police on behalf of residents. Committee chairman...

Organic shrimp hold promise
THAILAND - The presence of banned chemical residue in Thai shrimp over the past four years has created a major obstacle to expanding exports to major markets such as the European Union, but also has served as a wakeup call to the industry of the necessity...

Thai firm to invest $49M in prawn farm
THAILAND - A Thai agrobusiness conglomerate, the Charoen Pokphand group, plans to invest some 49 million dollars in an integrated prawn farm in Bacolod city. Charoen's investment is part of the group's plan to expand its production bases...

Lack of shrimp fry curtails local output
THAILAND - Impacts of the devastating tidal waves on local shrimp production are likely to be felt in full in the middle of this year, with losses of at least 20 billion baht estimated for Thai shrimp exports in 2005. According to Panisuan Jamnarnwej,...

Upbeat CPF projects sales to reach B100bn
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the country's largest agribusiness exporter, is decidedly upbeat about its performance this year on robust export growth prospects, with 2005 sales projected to exceed 100 billion baht. With existing...

Government to back catfish farming for export
THAILAND - Farming of a giant catfish species known as pangasius will be actively promoted due to rising overseas demand and attractive prices for the freshwater fish, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, deputy executive director of the Thailand National...

Thai shrimps caught in US trade net
THAILAND - The world's largest exporter of shrimp has enough to worry about at the moment without the threat of US trade sanctions.

India, Thailand to jointly seek review of US duty on shrimp
THAILAND - Since the US anti-dumping duty on shrimp imports was notified, India has roped in a US-based law firm to move along with Thailand in seeking a changed circumstance review (CCR) in the wake of the tsunami disaster. The tidal waves are estimated...

Hatcheries seek state help
THAILAND - Shrimpers have urged the government to urgently assist small hatcheries to secure an upstream industry of the shrimp export business worth over 100 billion baht.

Thai canned tuna firm declares 2005 growth estimate
THAILAND - Thai Union Frozen Products PCL (TUF.TH), the world's second-largest canned tuna producer, projects both revenue and net profit in 2005 to surge more than 15% in dollar terms, thanks to lower production costs and increased demand for shrimp...

UN calls for urgent aid for tsunami-hit farmers, fishers
THAILAND - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday called for 26 million dollars urgent aid for farmers and fishers in tsunami-hit areas.

Thai Shrimp Exporters Geared For Record Year
THAILAND - Shrimp exporters in Thailand are ready for forecast record sales of 300,000 tons worth Bt100 billion this year. This comes after business dropped last year due to the threat of countervailing duties by the US and exclusion from concessionary...

Charoen Pokphand's Sales Growth to Accelerate on Shrimp Exports
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, Thailand's biggest publicly traded food and meat exporter by market value, forecast sales growth will accelerate in 2005 on rising shrimp exports. Sales next year may rise 11 percent to a record 100 billion...