The country’s total duck egg production increased to 13.70 thousand metric tons in the third quarter of 2022, from 12.02 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of the previous year. It moved up at a faster rate of 13.9 percent growth annually from the 7.1 percent increase in 2021. (Figure 1)

Central Luzon was the top producer of duck egg during the reference quarter with 51.2 percent share and estimated production of 7.02 thousand metric tons.

Completing the top five major producing regions and their corresponding volume of production were:
a. Western Visayas with 1.11 thousand metric tons;
b. Northern Mindanao with 1.10 thousand metric tons;
c. CALABARZON with 0.82 thousand metric tons; and
d. SOCCSKSARGEN with 0.74 thousand metric tons.

These regions contributed 78.7 percent share of the country’s total duck egg production.

Relative to their levels in the same quarter of 2021, seven regions posted increases in production during the quarter. In terms of level, Central Luzon reported the highest increase of 1.94 thousand metric tons from 5.08 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of the previous year to 7.02 thousand metric tons this third quarter of 2022.

As of 30 September 2022, the total laying flock inventory reached 7.69 million birds. Higher contribution in the country’s total laying flock population were Central Luzon, Western Visayas and SOCCSKSARGEN with respective shares of 49.4 percent,7.8 percent and 6.6 percent. (Figure 2)

The average farmgate price of duck egg was PhP 8.50 per piece for this quarter. This was 18.9 percent higher than the previous year’s same quarter quotation of PhP 7.15 per piece. (Figure 3)

The average farmgate price recorded for July was at PhP 8.42 per piece, while the farmgate prices for the months of August and September were quoted at PhP 8.55 per piece.

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

EXPLANATORY 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 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 duck egg disposed from locally-raised duck including those duck eggs which were shipped out to other regions/provinces.

Inventory refers to the actual number of duck laying flock 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 the transport and other marketing cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce, are not included in the farmgate prices. The 2020 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were sourced from the Price Statistics Division (PSD), while the 2022 farmgate prices were based on the surveys of Livestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD).