The volume of goat production during the fourth quarter of 2018 was 20.90 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 1.57 percent lower than the previous year’s record of 21.24   thousand metric tons, liveweight. Among the regions that reported significant decline in production were Central Luzon (17.22%), Western Visayas (10.11%) and SOCCSKSARGEN (10.08%).

For the last three years, Central Visayas, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Davao Region, and Northern Mindanao were consistently the top five producing regions. These regions accounted for 57.39 percent of the total goat production in 2018. (Table 1)

As of 1 January 2019, the total goat   inventory was 3.76 million heads. This was 0.83 percent higher compared with the inventory of 3.72 million heads in 1 January 2018. Inventory of goat in backyard farms increased by 0.87 percent. On the other hand, goat population in commercial farms went down by 2.36 percent.

The top four regions with the highest inventory of goat were Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Ilocos Region and Central Luzon. The combined stocks from these regions accounted for 48.36 percent of the country’s total goat inventory. (Table 2)

The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter showed an increasing trend over the last three years. 

For the fourth quarter of 2018, the average farmgate price of goat for slaughter was PhP 141.02 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 8.38 percent higher than the 2017 price of PhP 130.12 per kilogram, liveweight.

For this quarter, the highest farmgate price of live goat for slaughter was recorded in October at PhP 141.80 per kilogram, liveweight. (Table 3)

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 was prepared to serve as ready reference for PSA’s various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. It is released quarterly in January, May, August and November every year.

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 thousand metric tons, 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 costs such as the transport and other marketing cost (if any) incurred in selling the produce are not included in the farmgate prices.

ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA
(Director II)
Officer-in-Charge
Sectoral Statistics Office