The total chicken production from April to June 2021 was estimated at 433.11 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was -1.6 percent lower than the previous year’s same quarter level of 440.00 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Among the regions, Central Luzon was the top producer of chicken during the quarter with a production of 140.40 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by CALABARZON with 87.90 thousand metric tons, liveweight, and Northern Mindanao with 36.92 thousand metric tons, liveweight. These regions shared 61.2 percent to the country’s total chicken production.

Compared with their levels in the same quarter of 2020, six regions exhibited decrements in production during the quarter. Caraga posted the biggest annual decline of -11.2 percent, from 3.68 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the second quarter of 2020 to 3.27 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter of 2021. (Figure 1)

As of 01 July 2021, the total chicken inventory in the country was estimated at 183.99 million birds. This was -1.3 percent lower than the previous year’s same period count of 186.49 million birds. Of the total chicken inventory, native/improved chicken contributed 45.2 percent, followed by broiler chicken with 31.1 percent share and layer chicken with 23.7 percent share. Population of native/improved chicken and broiler chicken lessened by -2.7 percent and -6.7 percent, respectively. On the other hand, layer chicken inventory improved by 10.0 percent. (Figure 2)

Among the regions, Central Luzon reported the highest total chicken inventory with 31.35 million birds. This was followed by Northern Mindanao with 23.85 million birds and CALABARZON with 22.79 million birds. These three (3) regions accounted for 42.4 percent of the total chicken inventory in the country.  

Western Visayas reported the highest inventory of native/improved chicken with 13.16 million birds.Broiler chicken inventory was highest in Central Luzon with 15.63 million birds while CALABARZON shared the highest inventory of layer chicken with 15.44 million birds. 

The average farmgate price of broiler chicken in commercial farms during the quarter was PhP 100.69 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 17.9 percent higher than the previous year’s same quarter average price of PhP 85.39 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in April at PhP 101.95 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in June at PhP 98.43 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

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

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 is prepared to serve as a ready reference for PSA’s various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. 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 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. The 2019 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were based on the revised method of computation by the Price Statistics Division (PSD).