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| The products can be divided into 3 main categories, namely 1) Animal feed 2) Animal-Breeder and 3) Meat and Food Products with detail as follows: |
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| Charoen Pokphand Foods is the leader and pioneer in the manufacture and distribution of livestock feed. CPF produces livestock feed in the forms of concentrate, powder and pellets for broilers, layers, swine and duck. The livestock feed is distributed by more than 600 sales representatives throughout the country. In addition, a portion of the livestock feed is sold directly to large animal farms in Thailand. Agriculture products such as corn, soybean meal and broken rice are use in the production of livestock feed under fully computerized formulation and production processes to ensure consistent quality as required. CPF has a system to randomly check the quality of raw materials and products. Quality control at different stages of production helps raise confidence in the quality of the CPF’s products. |
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| Charoen Pokphand Foods is the leader in the research and development of natural animal breeds. The goal is to obtain quality breeds that are disease-free, suitable to the breeding environment in Thailand. CPF produces parent stock broiler chicks, parent stock layer chicks, parent stock swine, broiler chicks, layer chicks, layers and piglets for distribution to animal farms and domestic sales representatives.CPF’ breeding farms, located in numerous provinces across the country, practice good farm management and use the evaporative cooling system. The evaporative cooling system applies advanced technology to raise livestock and has proven to be an effective method to prevent and control disease, yielding quality products that are sought after in the market. The prices of livestock breeds depend on domestic demand and supply as well as the quality of the breeds. |
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| Products in this category can be further divided according to 2 types of production process, namely animalfarming for commercial purposes and processing and manufacture of cooked food products. Details are as follows: |
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| Products from animal farming for commercial purposes include live chicken, eggs, live ducks and live swine which are distributed to sales representatives throughout the country. The products are also distributed in surrounding local areas, to wholesalers and retailers, or to CPF processing plants or other processing plants in Thailand. The selling prices fluctuate according to domestic demand and supply |
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| CPF has a support program for the farming of swine and broiler. CPF selects farmers who have their own farm and farming equipment. Selected farmers receive support in the areas of animal breeds, animal feed, medication and farming knowledge from the Company. CPF then undertakes to purchase all yield which meets the CPF standards. |
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| In meat processing, broilers, ducks and swine from CPF farms are brought to processing plants to be cut into meat parts according to customer specifications. The meat parts are then packaged, frozen and distributed as chilled and frozen meat products to wholesalers, domestic retailers and importers in various countries.Furthermore, Charoen Pokphand Foods adds more value to processed meat products to create cooked food products by flavoring and cooking through the process of boiling, steaming, frying, baking and grilling according to customer specifications. These products are then packaged, frozen and refrigerated, ready for distribution to wholesalers and retailers, fast food restaurants and modern trade outlets such as discount stores and supermarkets. Export products are distributed through importers in various countries, mainly countries in the European Union, Japan and Asian countries. Cooked food products distributed in Thailand and exported are, for example frozen karaage chicken, frozen steamed chicken breast, chicken green curry with rice, egg tofu, meatballs and sausages. |
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