The total goat production from April to June 2020 was estimated at 14.20 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 19.3 percent lower than the output in the same quarter of 2019 of 17.59 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Central Visayas was the top producer of goat during the quarter with   2.14 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by Northern Mindanao and Ilocos Region with corresponding productions of 1.79 thousand metric tons, liveweight, and 1.70 thousand metric tons, liveweight. These three regions accounted for 39.6 percent of the country’s total goat production.

During the quarter, 14 regions recorded decreases in production relative to their levels in the same period a year ago. Ilocos Region had the highest annual decrease of 47.3 percent as it exhibited an output of 1.70 thousand metric tons, liveweight, this quarter from 3.22 thousand metric tons, liveweight, in the same period a year ago. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

As of 01 July  2020, the total goat inventory in the country was estimated at 3.99 million heads, an increase of 4.2 percent from the 3.83 million heads recorded in the same period of 2019. Of the total goat population, almost all (98.7%) were raised in backyard farms while the remaining (1.3%) were from commercial farms.

The top three regions, in terms of inventory, were Central Visayas, Western Visayas, and Ilocos Region. These regions accounted for 40.0 percent of the country’s total goat inventory. (Figure 2 and Table 2)
 

The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter during the quarter was PhP 152.09 per kilogram, liveweight. This price level was 1.2 percent higher than the previous year’s same quarter average price of PhP 150.32 per kilogram, liveweight.

The highest farmgate price within the quarter was recorded in June at PhP 153.65 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in April at PhP 149.55 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 3 and Table 3)

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

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Goat Situation Report presents the goat industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by age group, and average farmgate price. The report is prepared to serve as a ready reference for PSA’s 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 goat disposed for slaughter including those which were shipped out to other regions/provinces for slaughter. This is expressed in metric ton, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of goat present in the farm as of a 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 the transport and other marketing cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce, is not included in the farmgate prices.