C.P. Pokphand Co. Ltd. provided consolidated earnings guidance for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The group is expected to record an unaudited consolidated loss attributable to Shareholders of up to USD 3 million for the three months ended 31 March 2018. This estimated loss compares to the consolidated profit attributable to Shareholders of approximately USD 14 million for the corresponding period last year. The group's worsened performance in this period was primarily due to the continued drop in Vietnam swine prices as compared to those prevailing in the corresponding period last year; losses at recently acquired integrated poultry business in China; and losses at new food factories in China which commenced trial operation at the end of 2017.