The October to December 2021 total chicken production was estimated at 483.03 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was lower by -0.3 percent than the previous year’s same period output of 484.36 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

By region, Central Luzon remained the top producer of chicken during the quarter with 169.50 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 35.1 percent of the country’s total chicken output. The other top producing regions were CALABARZON which shared 14.9 percent; Northern Mindanao, 10.7 percent; Central Visayas, 6.7 percent, and Western Visayas, 6.3 percent.

Compared with their October to December 2020 production levels, seven regions reported decreases in production during the period. CAR posted the highest annual decline of -16.2 percent, from 1.87 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same period of the previous year to 1.57 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter of 2021. (Figure 1)

As of 01 January 2022, the total chicken inventory was estimated at 179.00 million birds.  This was 1.2 percent higher compared with the previous year’s same period population of 176.82 million birds. Inventory of native/improved chicken and layer chicken grew by 1.1 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively. On the other hand, broiler chicken stocks declined by -0.9 percent.  Native/improved chicken recorded the biggest share of 45.2 percent to the total chicken inventory.  This was followed by broiler chicken with 29.8 percent share and layer chicken with 25.0 percent share. (Figure 2)

In terms of inventory, Central Luzon reported the highest total chicken population of 28.14 million birds. This was followed by Northern Mindanao with 22.61 million birds and CALABARZON with 22.16 million birds. These three regions accounted for 40.7 percent of the total chicken inventory in the country.

Western Visayas reported the highest inventory of native/improved chicken with 12.64 million birds. Broiler chicken inventory was highest in Central Luzon with 12.52 million birds while CALABARZON shared the highest inventory of layer chicken with 15.89 million birds.

The average farmgate price of broiler chicken in commercial farms for October to December 2021 was quoted at PhP 100.38 per kilogram, liveweight. This was -3.5 percent lower than the previous year’s same period average price of PhP 103.99 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in December at PhP 103.80 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in October at PhP 95.85 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 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 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.