date:Feb 28, 2013
Net profit at Thailand's largest agro-conglomerate CharoenPokphand Foods Plc (CPF) rose by 17% last year to 18.79 billionbaht ($630 million), but it suffered a setback in the fourthquarter. Total income rose 79% to 374.85 billion baht ($12.55billion) from 209.01 billion.
CPF posted a net profit of 237.9 million baht ($7.97 million) forOctober-December, down from a revised 2.45 billion baht a yearearlier. The 90% drop was blamed on an outbreak of shrimpdisease, weak domestic meat prices, and hig