The volume of total chicken production from April to June 2023 was recorded at 477.76 thousand metric tons, liveweight, indicating an annual growth of 3.2 percent from the 463.12 thousand metric tons, liveweight output in the same period of 2022. (Figure 1)

Central Luzon was the top producer of chicken with 154.12 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 32.3 percent share to the total chicken production during the reference quarter. Completing the top five regions with the highest volume of chicken production at liveweight in the second quarter of 2023 were the following:

a.    CALABARZON, 93.90 thousand metric tons; 
b.    Northern Mindanao, 39.08 thousand metric tons; 
c.    Western Visayas, 32.22 thousand metric tons; and 
d.    Central Visayas, 29.67 thousand metric tons.

These regions accounted for 73.0 percent share to the country’s total chicken production during the quarter.

Relative to their outputs in the same quarter of 2022, 13 regions reported increases in production during the reference quarter. In terms of level, CALABARZON recorded the highest growth of 7.71 thousand metric tons, from 86.19 thousand metric tons in the second quarter of 2022 to 93.90 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of 2023. 

As of 30 June 2023, the total chicken inventory reached 200.21 million birds. This was 2.8 percent higher than the previous year’s same period count of 194.71 million birds. Population of native/improved chicken and broiler chicken improved by 6.2 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, layer chicken stocks reported a reduction of -0.9 percent. 

Of the total chicken inventory, native/improved chicken accounted for 43.3 percent, followed by broiler chicken with 34.5 percent share, and layer chicken with 22.2 percent share. (Figure 3)

The highest chicken inventory was noted in Central Luzon with 33.68 million birds. This was followed by CALABARZON with 27.32 million birds and Northern Mindanao with 25.87 million birds. These regions accounted for 43.4 percent share to the country’s total chicken inventory during the period. 

The highest inventory of native/improved chicken was recorded in Western Visayas with 12.91 million birds. Central Luzon reported the highest inventory of broiler chicken with 18.48 million birds, while CALABARZON had the highest layer chicken stocks with 16.35 million birds. 

The average farmgate price of broiler chicken at PhP 134.13 per kilogram, liveweight during the quarter recorded a decline of -2.4 percent from its previous year’s same period average farmgate price of PhP 137.39 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 5)

In the second quarter of 2023, the highest average farmgate price was quoted in June at PhP 140.25 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest average farmgate price was noted in May at PhP 129.99 per kilogram, liveweight.

DIVINA GRACIA L. DEL PRADO, PhD 
Assistant Secretary 
Deputy National Statistician 
Sectoral Statistics Office