The total duck production from April to June 2020 was estimated at 4.92 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 7.8 percent lower than the previous year’ssame quarter output of 5.33 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Among the regions, Central Luzon was the top producer of duck for meat during the quarter with 1.03 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by SOCCSKSARGEN with 0.92 thousand metric tons, liveweight, and Northern Mindanao with 0.62 thousand metric tons, liveweight. These regions shared 52.2 percent to the country’s total duck production.

Relative to their levels a year ago, 11 regions posted decreases in production during the quarter. BARMM reported the highest decrease of 45.7 percent, as it posted a production of 61.00 metric tons, liveweight, this quarter from 113.00 metric tons, liveweight, in the same period of 2019. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

As of 01 July 2020, the total inventory of duck was recorded at 12.42 million birds. This was 5.0 percent higher than the previous year’s same period stocks of 11.83 million birds. Population of duck in backyard farms declined by 0.8 percent while stocks in commercial farms increased by 16.5 percent. Of the total duck inventory, 63.2 percent were raised in backyard farms while the remaining 36.8 percentwere from commercial farms.

The top three regions in terms of inventory were Central Luzon, Western Visayas, and SOCCSKSARGEN. These regions contributed 60.7 percent to the country’s duck population.

The average farmgate price of duck for meat in commercial farms during the quarter was PhP 62.57 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 1.5 percent higher than the previous year’s same quarter average price of PhP 61.63 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the period, the highest farmgate price of duck for meat was reported in May at PhP 65.80 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in April at PhP 57.60 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 3 and Table 3)

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

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Duck Situation Report presents the duck industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by farm type, and average farmgate prices. The report is prepared to serve as a ready reference for our various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector.  It is released quarterly; that is, every January, May, August, and November.

Concepts and Definitions

Volume of production refers to the volume of locally-raised animals disposed for dressing including those which were shipped out to other regions/provinces for dressing. This is expressed in thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of animals present in the farm as of the specific reference date.

Farmgate price refers to the price received by raisers for their produce at the location of farm.  Thus, the marketing cost, such as transport and other marketing costs (if any) incurred in selling the produce is not included in the farmgate prices.