The October to December 2021 total goat production was estimated at 21.34 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was higher by 3.8 percent than the previous year’s same period output of 20.55 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

By region, Central Visayas remained the top producer of goat during the quarter with 2.94 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 13.8 percent of the country’s total goat output. The other top producing regions were Ilocos Region which shared 11.9 percent; Central Luzon, 11.5 percent; Northern Mindanao, 9.6 percent and Davao Region, 8.5 percent.

Compared with their October to December 2020 production levels, 11 regions reported increases in production during the period. Zamboanga Peninsula posted the highest annual increment of 26.9 percent, from 0.64 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same period of the previous year to 0.81 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter of 2021. (Figure 1)

As of 01 January 2022, the total goat inventory was estimated at 3,874.54 thousand heads. This was 0.2 percent higher compared with the previous year’s same period population of 3,868.34 thousand heads. Inventory of goat in backyard farms grew by 0.2 percent, while goat population in commercial farms declined by -4.9 percent. Of the total goat population, 98.9 percent were raised in backyard farms while the remaining 1.1 percent were from commercial farms. (Figure 2)

In terms of inventory, Central Visayas reported the highest total goat population of 570.14 thousand heads. This was followed by Western Visayas with 510.60 thousand heads and Ilocos Region with 458.08 thousand heads. These three regions accounted for 39.7 percent of the total goat inventory in the country. 

Central Visayas reported the highest inventory of goat in backyard farms with 563.66 thousand heads while inventory in commercial farms was highest in Central Luzon with 8.85 thousand heads.

The average farmgate price of goat for slaughter in backyard farms for October to December 2021 was quoted at PhP 173.89 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 12.7 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average price of PhP 154.35 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price was noted in December at PhP 176.21 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was quoted in October at PhP 172.32 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

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, and average farmgate price. 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 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.

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 costs (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 of the PSA.