The total volume of chicken production in April to June 2019 was 477.11 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 3.1 percent higher compared with the previous year’s level of 462.70 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Twelve regions registered increases in production during the period relative to their levels in 2018. The highest increment in production was reported in Eastern Visayas at 32.4 percent, from 13.10 thousand metric tons, liveweight in 2018 to 17.34 thousand metric tons, liveweight in 2019.

Among the regions, Central Luzon was the top producer of chicken at 179.29 thousand metric tons, liveweight, accounting for 37.6 percent of the total chicken production. This was followed by CALABARZON and Northern Mindanao with corresponding shares of 16.9 percent and 7.9 percent. Of the total chicken produced in the country, more than half or 62.4 percent were from these regions. (Table 1)

As of 01 July 2019, the total inventory of chicken was estimated at 191.70 million birds. The inventory of layer chicken was recorded at 40.24 million birds or 6.5 percent higher than the previous year’s record of 37.77 million birds. Broiler chicken inventory grew by 6.2 percent, from 64.94 million birds in 2018 to 68.97 million birds in 2019. Native/improved chicken inventory at 82.49 million birds declined by 1.5 percent from its previous year’s level of 83.71 million birds.

Chicken is mostly raised in the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Northern Mindanao  and  Western  Visayas. These regions accounted for more than half or 55.5 percent of the total chicken inventory in the country. (Table 2)

The average farmgate price of broiler chicken in commercial farms in April to June 2019 was PhP74.65 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 14.0 percent lower than the previous year’s average price level of PhP86.85 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in June at PhP83.32 per kilogram, liveweight, while the  lowest was quoted in April at PhP67.79 per kilogram, liveweight. (Table 3)

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 was prepared to serve as ready reference for PSA’s various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. It is released quarterly in January, May, August and November every year.

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.

ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA
Assistant Secretary
Deputy National Statistician
Sectoral Statistics Office