CP Vietnam is lining up new investment in meat processing as the livestock giant looks to add more value at the downstream end of its business in Vietnam.
Three investment moves in 2026 offer a glimpse of where the company is heading next, while proposals for new pig production also show that farming remains part of the expansion picture.
The latest is a USD 17.1 million food processing plant in Lam Dong province. The project, which has received investment approval, will have annual capacity of 57,000 tons of livestock meat and processed meat products and is expected to begin operations in early 2029.
It follows a much larger investment plan outlined by CP Group in July, when Chairman Soopakij Chearavanont led a senior delegation to Vietnam.
CP said it plans to invest a further USD 100 million to “expand and enhance its integrated pork processing system.” The company currently has a network of five hygienic pig slaughterhouses across Vietnam.
Poultry accounts for even larger planned investments. CP plans to put another USD 200 million into its CPV Food Binh Phuoc complex, doubling processing capacity from one million to two million chickens per week. It also plans a new USD 300 million poultry processing plant in Phu Tho with capacity of one million chickens per week.
CP said value-added food processing and exports would be among its key investment priorities in Vietnam.
Farm and food move together
The downstream push does not mean CP is leaving farming behind.
In June, the company presented investment proposals in Dong Thap that included a two-storey pig farm on around 100 ha as well as a modern slaughter and processing facility with planned capacity of 800–1,000 pigs/day.
The proposal is still at an early stage, with local authorities asking relevant agencies and CP to assess investment needs, suitable locations, environmental requirements and planning conditions.
If developed, the two projects would put new pig-production capacity and slaughter and processing capacity into the same investment picture.
This fits CP’s long-established integrated model in Vietnam, where the company operates across feed, breeding, farming, slaughter, food processing and distribution.
What stands out in 2026, however, is the scale of the new activity appearing further down that chain.
The additional USD 100 million planned for pork processing sits alongside USD 500 million in planned poultry processing investment, while the newly approved Lam Dong project would add another 57,000 tons of annual meat and processed-food capacity.
CP Group has made its intention explicit.
“CP Group is committed to expanding its investment in Vietnam, strengthening the country’s role not only as a domestic market but also as a strategic production hub serving international export markets,” Chairman Soopakij Chearavanont said during his July visit.
He returned to Vietnam with CP Group leadership in September, when the delegation reviewed CP Vietnam’s operations and discussed the company’s development direction.
For one of Vietnam’s largest integrated livestock businesses, the 2026 investment plans point to further expansion in slaughter and processing alongside continued investment in livestock production.
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