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2019-141

The total volume of chicken production in January to March 2019 was 459.06 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 4.3 percent higher compared with the previous year’s level of 439.96 thousand metric tons, liveweight. (Table 1)

Twelve regions registered increases in production, ranging from 1.7 percent to 24.4 percent relative to their levels in 2018. Davao Region’s production increased by 24.4 percent, from 15.62 thousand metric tons, liveweight in January to March 2018 to 19.43 thousand metric tons, liveweight in 2019.

Among the regions, Central Luzon was the top producer of chicken at 166.54 thousand metric tons, liveweight, accounting for 36.3 percent of the total production. This was followed by CALABARZON with 16.8 percent share and Northern Mindanao with 9.1 percent share. More than half or 62.2 percent of the total chicken produced in the country were from these regions.

 

Figure 1

 

As of 01 April 2019, the total inventory of chicken was estimated at 184.88 million birds. The inventory of layer chicken was recorded at 9.74 million birds or 7.3 percent higher than the previous year’s record of 37.05 million birds. Native/improved chicken inventory at 82.84 million birds declined by 1.0 percent from its previous year’s level of 83.66 million birds. Broiler chicken inventory dropped by 2.1 percent, from 63.63 million birds in 2018 to 62.29 million birds in 2019. (Table 2)

Chicken is mostly raised in the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao. These regions accounted for more than half or 2.3 percent of the total chicken inventory nationwide.

 

Figure 2
 

 

The average farmgate price of broiler chicken in commercial farms from January to March 2019 was PhP72.86 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 16.8 percent lower from the previous year’s average price of PhP87.54 per kilogram, liveweight. (Table 3)

During the period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in March at PhP76.31 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in January at PhP68.32 per kilogram, liveweight.

 

Figure 3

 

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Chicken Situation Report presents the chicken industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by type, and average farmgate price. The report was prepared to serve as ready reference for PSA’s various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. It is released quarterly in January, May, August and November every year.

Concepts and Definitions
Volume of production
refers to the volume of locally-raised chicken disposed for dressing including those which were shipped-out to other regions/provinces for dressing. This is expressed in metric tons, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of chicken present in the farm as of a specific reference date.

Farmgate price refers to the price received by raisers for their produce at the location of farm. Thus, marketing costs such as transport and other marketing cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce are not included in the farmgate prices.

 

ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA
(Director II)
Officer-in-Charge
Sectoral Statistics Office

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