The country’s total goat production decreased to 17.72 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the third quarter of 2022, from 17.74 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year. It declined annually at a slower rate of -0.1 percent as compared with the -7.9 percent drop in 2021.

Central Visayas was the major contributor in the goat production during the quarter with 14.0 percent share and estimated production of 2.49 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Completing the top five major producing regions and their corresponding volume of production were:

a. Ilocos Region with 2.27 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
b. Northern Mindanao with 1.98 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
c. BARMM with 1.82 thousand metric tons, liveweight; and
d. Davao Region with 1.77 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

These regions contributed 58.3 percent share of the country’s total goat production.

Relative to their levels in the same quarter of 2021, nine regions posted reductions in their output during the quarter. In terms of level, Ilocos Region registered the highest decline of 0.24 thousand metric tons, liveweight from 2.51 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year to 2.27 thousand metric tons, liveweight this third quarter of 2022. 

Total goat inventory as of 30 September 2022 was estimated at 3.94 million heads. Of the total goat inventory, smallhold farms accounted for 99.2 percent, while the remaining comprised the semi-commercial farms and commercial farms with corresponding shares of 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent. (Figure 2)

Higher contribution in the country’s total goat population were reported in Central Visayas, Western Visayas, and Ilocos Region with respective shares of 15.1 percent,12.6 percent, and 10.7 percent.

The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter was PhP 212.64 per kilogram, liveweight for this quarter. This was 26.1 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average farmgate price of PhP 168.69 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

During the reference quarter, the highest farmgate price was quoted in September at PhP 218.79 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in July at PhP 201.90 per kilogram, liveweight. 

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

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Goat Situation Report presents the goat industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by region, and average farmgate prices. The report is prepared to serve as a ready reference for the various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). It is released quarterly, that is, every February, May, August, and November.

Concepts and Definitions

Volume of production refers to the number of tended/raised goat disposed for slaughter including animals shipped-out 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. The following are the new farm classifications and definitions based on the approved PSA Board Resolution No. 04, series of 2022:

 *Based on Animal Unit index.

The data on inventory of goat by farm type (i.e., backyard and commercial) can still be accessed in the OpenSTAT website of PSA with the link: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2E__LP/0022E4FINL0.px/....

Farmgate price refers to the price received by raisers for their produce at the location of farm. Thus, marketing costs, such as the transport and other marketing costs (if any) incurred in selling the produce, are not included in the farmgate prices. The 2020 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were sourced from Price Statistics Division (PSD), while the 2022 farmgate prices were based on the surveys of Livestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD).