The October to December 2019 duck production was 7.63 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 8.3 percent lower compared with the 2018 output of 8.33 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Relative to their 2018 production levels, six regions registered decreases in production during the period. A significant drop in output of 46.0 percent was reported in Bicol Region, from 0.21 thousand metric tons, liveweight in 2018 to 0.11 thousand metric tons, liveweight in 2019.

Among the regions, Central Luzon was the highest producer of duck at 2.71 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by SOCCSKSARGEN and Cagayan Valley with production of 1.21 thousand metric tons and 0.66 thousand metric tons, liveweight, respectively. The combined production of these regions accounted for 60.0 percent of the country’s total duck production. (Table 1)

As of 01 January  2020, the total inventory of duck  was estimated at  11.79 million birds. This represents an increment of 1.9 percent compared with the previous year’s record of 11.58 million birds.

Inventory of duck in backyard farms contracted by 1.3 percent, from 7.88 million birds in 2019 to 7.77 million birds in 2020.  Meanwhile, duck inventory in commercial farms as of the reference period expanded by 8.7 percent relative to its 2019 count of 3.70 million birds.
 
The top three regions in terms of inventory were  Central Luzon, SOCCSKSARGEN and Western Visayas.  These regions contributed 58.9 percent to the country’s total duck population.

In October to December 2019, the average farmgate price of duck for meat in commercial farms was PhP89.54 per kilogram, liveweight. This was higher by 62.7 percent compared with the previous year’s average price of PhP55.03 per kilogram, liveweight.

During  the  reference  period,  the highest  price of  duck for meat  was reported in October at  PhP112.59 per kilogram, liveweight, while  the lowest was quoted in November at PhP73.75 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 prices. The report was prepared to serve as ready reference for our 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 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 are not included in the farmgate prices.

ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA
Assistant Secretary
Deputy National Statistician
Sectoral Statistics Office