The volume of goat production in the second quarter of 2018 was 2.08 percent lower than last year’s record of 18,067 metric tons, liveweight. (Table 1) Nine (9) regions posted decreases in production. Four (4) of the major producing regions, which were Central Visayas (20.09%), Central Luzon (18.75%), Davao Region (4.89%), and Western Visayas (0.30%) recorded decline in output. The combined shares of these regions was 37.56 percent of the country’s total goat production.

As of July 1, 2018, total inventory of goat was 3.78 million heads. This was 0.18 percent higher than last year’s stocks of 3.77 million heads. (Table 2) Inventory of goat in backyard farms went up by 0.22 percent while commercial stocks declined by 2.98 percent. Central Visayas, Western Visayas and Ilocos Region were the top three (3) regions in terms of goat population. These regions shared 39.33 percent of the country’s total goat inventory.

The second quarter 2018 average farmgate price of goat for slaughter was PhP 136.79 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 10.92 percent higher than the 2017 average price of PhP 123.32 per kilogram, liveweight. (Table 3)