The country’s total duck production decreased to 6.61 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the third quarter of 2022, from 7.53 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year. The growth rate further declined to -12.1 percent from the -2.1 percent reduction in 2021. (Figure 1)

Central Luzon was the top producer of duck during the quarter with 2.17 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 32.8 percent share.

Completing the top five major producing regions and their corresponding volume of production were:
a. SOCCSKSARGEN with 1.17 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
b. Western Visayas with 0.67 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
c. Cagayan Valley with 0.61 thousand metric tons, liveweight; and
d. Northern Mindanao with 0.34 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

These regions accounted for 75.0 percent share of the country’s total duck production.

Relative to their levels in the same quarter of 2021, nine regions reported declines in production during the quarter. In terms of level, Central Luzon recorded the highest decrease of 0.82 thousand metric tons, liveweight from 2.99 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year to 2.17 thousand metric tons, liveweight this third quarter of 2022.    

As of 30 September 2022, the total duck inventory reached 13.66 million birds. About 63.2 percent of the country’s duck population came from smallhold farms, while the remaining 32.9 percent and 3.9 percent were from semi-commercial and commercial farms, respectively.

Higher contribution in the country’s total duck population were reported in Central Luzon, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Cagayan Valley with respective shares of 36.3 percent,10.2 percent, and 9.5 percent.

The average farmgate price of duck was PhP 112.55 per kilogram, liveweight during the reference quarter. This was 48.8 percent higher than the previous year’s same quarter quotation of PhP 75.63 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in September at PhP 117.29 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in July at PhP 105.63 per kilogram, liveweight.

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

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Duck Situation Report presents the duck industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by region, and average farmgate prices. The report is prepared to serve as a ready reference for the various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector of the Philippine Statictics 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 duck disposed for dressing including animals shipped-out for dressing. This is expressed in metric tons, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of duck present in the farm as of a specific reference date. The following are the new farm classifications and definitions based on the approved PSA Board Resolution No. 04, series of 2022: 

The data on inventory of duck by farm type (i.e., backyard and commercial) can still be accessed in the OpenStat website of PSA with the link https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2E__LP/0092E4FIND0.px/....

Farmgate price refers to the price received by raisers for their produce at the location of farm.  Thus, the marketing cost, such as transport and other marketing costs (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).