Thai giant exports halal poultry to UAE

Thai giant exports halal poultry to UAE

Now that the certification is complete, Thailand’s
largest food producer, Charoen Pokphand Foods exported the first containers to
the UAE.



CPF exported 64 tonnes of cooked chicken worth Bt10 mln (€227,000) to the
United Arab Emirates after it was certified with the Thai Halal brand in
June.

According to Agriculture and Co-operatives Minister Thira Sutabutr, the
certification helps boost the export of Thai chicken to the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE,
and the Sultanate of Oman.

The municipal council of the UAE approved the Thai Halal brand, 24 chicken
slaughterhouses, and 36 chicken processing factories after its senior officials
visited Thailand to inspect halal food production, according to Dr Anan
Sirimongkolkasem, chairman of the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters
Association.

CPF is the first Thai firm to export cooked chicken to the GCC countries
after the UAE licensed Thailand to export chicken to its markets in September.
It is expected that the chicken exports will reach 320,000 tonnes this year and
will grow by 5-10% in 2008, according to Adirek Sripitak, president and chief
executive officer.