The total duck egg production in January to March 2019 was 11.16 thousand metric tons. This was 5.7 percent higher compared with the January to March 2018 level of 10.56 thousand metric tons.

Eleven regions recorded increases in duck egg production. These regions were Central Luzon, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, MIMAROPA Region, CAR, ARMM, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Caraga, and CALABARZON. Central Luzon, recorded the highest increase of 14.3 percent, from 3.91 thousand metric tons in 2018 to 4.47 thousand metric tons in 2019.

The three highest producing regions during the period were Central Luzon, Northern Mindanao, and Western Visayas. These regions accounted for 60.8 percent of the total duck egg production in the country. (Table 1)

As of 01 January 2019, total laying flock inventory at 6.00 million birds increased by 6.0 percent relative to its 2018 level of 5.66 million birds. Compared with the previous year’s record of 3.22 million birds, laying flock population in backyard farms at 3.27 million birds increased by 1.7 percent. Similarly, stocks in commercial farms expanded by 11.8 percent, from a decline of 3.5 percent in 2018. (Table 2)

The January to March 2019 average farmgate price of duck egg in commercial farms was PhP6.58 per piece. This was higher by 2.3 percent from the previous year’s price of PhP6.43 per piece. During the reference period, the lowest average price was observed in February at PhP6.55 per piece, while the highest was in March at PhP6.63 per piece. (Table 3)

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Duck Egg Situation Report presents the duck egg industry in terms of volume of production, laying flock inventory 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 duck egg disposed from locally-raised duck including those duck eggs which were shipped-out to other region/province.

Inventory refers to the actual number of duck 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 cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce are not included in the farmgate prices.

ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA
(Director II)
Officer-in-Charge
Sectoral Statistics Office