The total goat production from January to March 2021 was estimated at 16.51 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was -6.7 percent lower than the previous year’s same quarter output of 17.70 thousand metric tons, liveweight. (Figure 1)

Among the regions, Central Visayas was the top producer of goat during the quarter with a production of 2.56 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by Ilocos Region with 2.28 thousand metric tons, liveweight and Western Visayas with 2.00 thousand metric tons, liveweight. These three regions shared 41.4 percent to the country’s total goat production.

Compared with their levels in the same period of 2020, 10 regions showed reductions in production during the quarter.  Bicol Region recorded the biggest annual decline of -39.8 percent, from 0.73 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the first quarter of 2020 to 0.44 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter.

As of 01 January 2021, the total goat inventory in the country was estimated at 3.60 million heads.  This was -5.7 percent lower than the 3.81 million heads population in the same period of 2020.

In terms of inventory, Western Visayas recorded the highest goat population with 522.41 thousand heads. This was followed by Ilocos Region with 481.82 thousand heads and Central Visayas with 412.53 thousand heads. These three regions contributed 39.4 percent to the country’s total goat population. (Figure 2)

The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter during the quarter was quoted at PhP 163.70 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 10.3 percent higher than the average farmgate price of PhP 148.42 per kilogram, liveweight, in the same quarter of 2020. (Figure 3)

During the reference quarter, the highest farmgate price of goat for slaughter was recorded in March at PhP 165.68 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in January at PhP 161.67 per kilogram, liveweight.

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 farm type, 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 February, 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 tons, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of goat present in the farm as of a specific reference date.  For this report, the inventory of goat is as of 01 January 2021since the surveys for this commodity are conducted semi-annually, i.e., January and July.

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 cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce, are not included in the farmgate prices. The 2019 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were based on the revised method of computation by the Price Statistics Division (PSD).

^p - Preliminary
^r - Revised