The July to September 2021 total chicken egg production at 166.82 thousand metric tons was 8.1 percent higher than the previous year’s same period output of 154.30 thousand metric tons.

Among the regions, CALABARZON was the top producer of chicken egg during the period with a production of 50.40 thousand metric tons. This was followed by Central Luzon and Central Visayas with corresponding productions of 35.97 thousand metric tons and 18.43 thousand metric tons. These regions accounted for 62.8 percent of the country’s total chicken egg production.

Relative to their levels in the same period a year ago, nine regions posted increments in production during the quarter. Central Visayas recorded the highest annual growth of 37.1 percent, from 13.45 thousand metric tons in the same period of the previous year to 18.43 thousand metric tons this period of 2021. (Figure 1)

The country’s total chicken laying flock inventory as of 01 October 2021 was estimated at 61.74 million birds. This indicates an increase of 7.0 percent from its previous year’s same period count of 57.72 million birds. Population of native/improved chicken and layer chicken posted increments of 0.3 percent and 11.2 percent, respectively. Of the total laying flock, 63.3 percent accounted for layer chicken and 36.7 percent were native/improved chicken. 

In terms of inventory, CALABARZON reported the highest population of 14.38 million birds, followed by Central Luzon with 10.34 million birds, and Northern Mindanao with 6.72 million birds. The combined population of these three regions accounted for 51.0 percent of the country’s total chicken laying flock. (Figure 3)

The average farmgate price of chicken egg in commercial farms for July to September 2021 was quoted at PhP 5.25 per piece. It decreased by -7.7 percent compared with the previous year’s same period average price of PhP 5.69 per piece.

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price of chicken egg was observed in July at PhP 5.31 per piece, while the lowest was in August at PhP 5.20 per piece.(Figure 4)

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Chicken Egg Situation Report presents the chicken egg industry in terms of volume of production, inventory of laying flock, and average farmgate price. The report is prepared to serve as a ready reference for Philippine Statistics Authority’s various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. It is released quarterly; that is, every February, May, August, and November.

Concepts and Definitions

Volume of production refers to the volume of chicken egg disposed from locally-raised chicken including those table eggs which were shipped out to other regions/provinces.

Inventory refers to the actual number of chicken laying flock and native/improved adult female 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, the marketing costs, such as the transport and other marketing costs (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.