The October to December 2021 total cattle production was estimated at 69.91 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 1.1 percent higher than the previous year’s same period output of 69.15 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

By region, CALABARZON was the top producer of cattle during the quarter with 10.41 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 14.9 percent of the country’s total cattle output. The other top producing regions were Northern Mindanao which shared 12.4 percent; Ilocos Region, 9.8 percent; Western Visayas, 7.5 percent and Central Luzon, 7.0 percent.

Compared with their October to December 2020 production levels, eight regions posted increases in production during the quarter. Zamboanga Peninsula posted the highest annual increase of 51.4 percent, from 2.13 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same period of the previous year to 3.23 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter of 2021. (Figure 1)

As of 01January 2022, the total cattle inventory was estimated at 2.60 million heads. This was -0.4 percent lower compared with the previous year’s same period population of 2.61 million heads. Inventory of cattle both in backyard and commercial farms declined by -0.4 percent and -0.5 percent, respectively. Of the total cattle population, 94.4 percent were raised in backyard farms, while the remaining 5.6 percent were from commercial farms. (Figure 2)

In terms of inventory, Central Visayas reported the highest total cattle population of 327.79 thousand heads. This was followed by CALABARZON with 260.40 thousand heads and Western Visayas with 250.51 thousand heads. These three regions shared 32.3 percent of the total cattle inventory in the country.

Central Visayas reported the highest inventory of cattle in backyard farms with 325.96 thousand heads, while inventory in commercial farms was highest in Cagayan Valley with 36.63 thousand heads.

The average farmgate price of cattle for slaughter in backyard farms for October to December 2021 was quoted at PhP 147.94 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 11.7 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average farmgate price of PhP 132.41 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price of cattle for slaughter was recorded in December at PhP 151.13 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in October at PhP 146.25 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

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

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Cattle Situation Report presents the cattle industry in terms of volume of production, inventory, and average farmgate price. 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 volume of locally raised cattle disposed for slaughter including those which were shipped out to other regions/provinces for slaughter. This is expressed in metric ton, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of cattle 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, the marketing costs, such as the transport and other marketing cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce, are not included in the farmgate prices. The 2019 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were based on the revised method of computation by the Price Statistics Division of the PSA.