The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter in April to June 2019 was PhP150.26 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 9.8 percent higher than the previous year’s average price of PhP136.84 per kilogram, liveweight.
During the reference period, the highest farmgate price of goat for slaughter was recorded in May at PhP152.61 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in June at PhP148.72 per kilogram, liveweight. (Table 3)
As of 01 July 2019, the total inventory of goat was estimated at 3.83 million heads. This was 1.4 percent higher than its previous year’s level of
Inventory of goat in backyard farms at 3.78 million heads posted an increase of 1.4 percent compared with its previous year’s level of 3.72 million heads.
In commercial farms, total inventory of goat was 48.76 thousand heads. This was 0.9 percent higher than its previous year’s level of 48.34 thousand heads. (Table 2)
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