In January to March 2022, the average farmgate price of chicken egg in commercial farms was quoted at PhP 5.30 per piece or equivalent to a decline of -8.3 percent from the previous year’s same period average price of PhP 5.78 per piece.
During the reference period, the average farmgate price recorded for the months of January and February was at PhP 5.31 per piece, while the farmgate price for the month of March was quoted at PhP 5.29 per piece. (Figure 3)
Inventory
As of 31 March 2022, the total chicken laying flock was estimated at 64.81 million birds. About 22.6 percent of chicken laying flock population was recorded in CALABARZON, followed by Central Luzon with 18.3 percent share and Central Visayas with 10.5 percent share. These three (3) regions accounted for 51.4 percent of the total chicken laying flock inventory in the country. (Figure 2)
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