The October to December 2021 total chicken egg production was estimated at 174.58 thousand metric tons. This was 12.7 percent higher than the previous year’s same period output of 154.87 thousand metric tons.

By region, CALABARZON remained the top producer of chicken egg during the quarter with 53.97 thousand metric tons or 30.9 percent of the country’s total chicken egg output. The other top producing regions were Central Luzon which shared 20.0 percent; Central Visayas, 11.3 percent; Northern Mindanao, 9.9 percent; and Western Visayas, 5.5 percent.

Compared with their October to December 2020 production levels, nine regions reported increases in production during the period. Central Visayas posted the highest annual growth of 34.9 percent, from 14.57 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of the previous year to 19.66 thousand metric tons this quarter of 2021. (Figure 1)

As of 01 January 2022, the total chicken laying flock inventory was estimated at 62.16 million birds. This was 6.0 percent higher compared with the previous year’s same period population of 58.65 million birds. Inventory of layer grew by 12.5 percent while native/improved stocks declined by -4.3 percent. Of the total laying flock, layer accounted for 65.1 percent and the remaining 34.9 percent is native/improved. (Figure 2)

In terms of inventory, CALABARZON reported the highest chicken laying flock population of 15.11 million birds. This was followed by Central Luzon with 10.71 million birds and Northern Mindanao with 6.45 million birds. These three regions accounted for 51.9 percent of the total chicken laying flock inventory in the country.

CALABARZON reported the highest inventory of layer with 14.56 million birds, while Western Visayas shared the highest inventory of native/improved with 3.63 million birds.

The average farmgate price of chicken egg in commercial farms for October to December 2021 was quoted at PhP 5.32 per piece. This was -5.5 percent lower than previous year’s same period average price of PhP 5.63 per piece.

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in December at PhP 5.46 per piece, while the lowest was quoted in October at PhP 5.22 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 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 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 of the PSA.