Total chicken production from April to June 2022 was estimated at 463.12 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This represents an annual growth of 6.9 percent from the previous year’s level of 433.11 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Central Luzon was the top producer of chicken during the quarter with 157.90 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 34.1 percent share.

Completing the top five (5) major producing regions and their corresponding volume of production were:

a. CALABARZON with 86.19 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
b. Northern Mindanao with 40.53 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
c. Western Visayas with 30.69 thousand metric tons, liveweight; and
d. Central Visayas with 26.38 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

These regions accounted for 73.8 percent of the country’s total chicken production.

In comparison to their levels in the same quarter of 2021, 12 regions reported increments in production during the quarter. Central Luzon posted the highest increase of 17.49 thousand metric tons from the 140.40 thousand metric tons, liveweight recorded in the same period last year.

As of 30 June 2022, total chicken inventory was registered at 186.36 million birds or a decrease of -0.5 percent compared to stocks in the same period of previous year. Similarly, population of native/improved chicken and layer chicken declined by -1.6 percent and -0.2 percent, respectively. On the other hand, broiler chicken population grew by 0.8 percent. Of the total chicken population, native/improved chicken accounted for 43.9 percent, followed by broiler chicken with 32.4 percent share and layer chicken with 23.7 percent share. (Figure 2)

In terms of chicken inventory, the top regions were Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and Northern Mindanao with a combined share of 44.5 percent to the total chicken population.

Western Visayas reported the highest inventory of native/improved chicken with 13.10 million birds. Broiler chicken inventory was highest in Central Luzon with 19.79 million birds, while CALABARZON shared the highest inventory of layer chicken with 16.33 million birds.

The average farmgate price of broiler chicken in commercial farms was PhP 108.81 per kilogram, liveweight for this quarter. This was 8.1 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average price of PhP 100.69 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

The highest farmgate price was recorded in June at PhP 111.29 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in April at PhP 106.08 per kilogram, liveweight.

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

EXPLANATORY 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 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 chicken disposed for dressing including those which were shipped out 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 2020 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were sourced from the Price Statistics Division (PSD), while the 2022 farmgate prices were based on the surveys of Livestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD).