The country’s total cattle production increased to 52.61 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the third quarter of 2022, from 51.97 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year. This indicates an annual growth rate of 1.2 percent, a recovery from a -2.6 percent drop in 2021.

Northern Mindanao was the top producer of cattle during the quarter with 16.3 percent share and estimated production of 8.56 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Completing the top five major producing regions and their corresponding volume of production were:
a. Central Visayas with 5.63 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
b. Ilocos Region with 5.27 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
c. Western Visayas with 4.55 thousand metric tons, liveweight; and
d. SOCCSKSARGEN with 3.80 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

These regions accounted for 52.8 percent share of the country’s total cattle production.

Relative to their levels in the same quarter of 2021, six regions exhibited improvements in production during the quarter. Central Visayas posted the highest increase of 1.32 thousand metric tons, liveweight from 4.31 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year to 5.63 thousand metric tons, liveweight this third quarter of 2022. 

As of 30 September 2022, the total cattle inventory was estimated at 2.58 million heads. Of the total cattle inventory, smallhold farms accounted for 88.0 percent, while the remaining comprised the semi-commercial farms and commercial farms with corresponding shares of  9.1 percent and 2.9 percent. (Figure 2)

Higher contribution in the country’s total cattle population were reported in Central Visayas, CALABARZON, and Ilocos Region with respective shares of 13.1 percent,9.8 percent, and 9.6 percent, Western Visayas was also recorded at 9.6 percent.

The average farmgate price of cattle for slaughter was PhP 161.79 per kilogram, liveweight during the reference quarter. This was 9.9 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average farmgate price of PhP 147.21 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

During the reference quarter, the highest farmgate price was observed in September at PhP 169.44 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in July at PhP 152.55 per kilogram, liveweight. 

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Cattle Situation Report presents the cattle industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by region, and average farmgate prices. The report is prepared to serve as a ready reference for the various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). It is released quarterly, that is, every February, May, August, and November.

Concepts and Definitions

Volume of production refers to the number of tended/raised cattle disposed for slaughter including animals shipped-out for slaughter. This is expressed in metric tons, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of goat present in the farm as of a specific reference date. The following are the new farm classifications and definitions based on the approved PSA Board Resolution No. 04, series of 2022:

*Based on Animal Unit index.

The data on inventory of cattle by farm type (i.e., backyard and commercial) can still be accessed in the OpenSTAT website of PSA with the link:
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2E__LP/0022E4FINL0.px/....

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 costs (if any) incurred in selling the produce, are not included in the farmgate prices. The 2020 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were sourced from Price Statistics Division (PSD), while the 2022 farmgate prices were based on the surveys of Livestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD).