The total goat production from July to September 2020 was estimated at 19.27 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 0.4 percent higher compared with the previous year’s same quarter output of 19.19 thousand metric tons, liveweight. 

Among the regions, Ilocos Region was the top producer of goat during the quarter with a production of 2.67 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by Central Luzon with 2.43 thousand metric tons, liveweight, and BARMM with 2.20 thousand metric tons, liveweight. These three regions accounted for 37.9 percent of the country’s total goat production.

Compared with their levels in the same period of 2019, six regions showed increases in production during the quarter.  Central Visayas reported the highest annual growth of 8.2 percent, from 2.02 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of previous year to 2.18 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

As of 01 July 2020, the total goat inventory in the country was estimated at 3.99 million heads.  This was 4.2 percent higher than the 3.83 million population in the same period of 2019. Among all ages, does comprised 40.8 percent to the total inventory, kids shared 28.4 percent, while the remaining 30.8 percent were combined stocks of bucks and goats of other ages. (Figure 2 and Table 2)

The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter during the quarter was PhP 154.79 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 2.6 percent higher than the average price of  PhP 150.82 per kilogram, liveweight, in the same quarter of 2019.

The highest farmgate price of goat for slaughter this quarter was recorded in August at PhP 156.98 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in July at PhP 152.81 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.  For this report, the inventory of goat is as of 01 July 2020 since the surveys for this commodity are conducted semi-annually i.e. January and July.  The Q3 2020 Situation Report presents the inventory by age group while the Q2 2020 report discussed the inventory by farm type and by region.

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, is not included in the farmgate prices.