In January to March 2022, the average farmgate price of duck egg in commercial farms was quoted at PhP 7.00 per piece or equivalent to a decline of -2.9 percent from the previous year’s same period average price of PhP 7.21 per piece.
The highest average farmgate price during the reference period was noted in February 2022 at PhP 7.06 per piece, while the lowest was observed in March 2022 at PhP 6.93 per piece. (Figure 3)
Inventory
As of 31 March 2022, the total duck laying flock inventory was estimated at 6.69 million birds. About 43.8 percent of duck laying flock population was recorded in Central Luzon, followed by Western Visayas with 8.9 percent share and SOCCSKSARGEN with 8.0 percent share. These three regions accounted for 60.7 percent of the total laying flock inventory in the country. (Figure 2)
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