The volume of duck production during the fourth quarter of 2018 was 8.31 thousand metric tons.  It went up by 0.73 percent from its previous year’s level of 8.25 thousand metric tons.

The regions that contributed to the positive growth were CAR (6.74%), CALABARZON (42.14%), Central Visayas (15.85%), Davao Region (1.53%), SOCCSKSARGEN (29.57%), Caraga (11.54%), and ARMM (13.36%).

The top three duck producing regions during the period were Central Luzon, SOCCSKSARGEN and Western Visayas. These regions shared 64.09 percent to the country’s total duck production. (Table 1)

As of 1 January 2019, the total duck inventory in the country stood at 11.58 million birds, or an increase of 3.18 percent from the previous year’s record of 11.22 million birds.

Inventory in backyard farms expanded by 1.87 percent. Likewise, stocks in commercial farms went up by 6.08 percent, relative to its recorded inventory in 2018.  Of the total duck inventory, 68.04 percent were raised in backyard farms, while the remaining 31.96 percent came from commercial farms. (Table 2)

The October - December 2018 average farmgate price of duck for meat in commercial farms was quoted at PhP 55.03 per kilogram, liveweight. It was down by 5.40 percent compared with its  previous year’s  price of PhP 58.17 per kilogram, liveweight. (Table 3)

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Duck Situation Report presents the duck industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by farm 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 duck 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 duck 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 costs such as the transport and other marketing costs (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