The total hog production from April to June 2020 was estimated at 550.02 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was 5.2 percent lower compared with the previous year’s same quarter output of 580.11 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Among regions, Central Luzon was the top producer of hogs during the quarter with 104.43 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was followed by CALABARZON with 87.90 thousand metric tons, liveweight, and Northern Mindanao with 50.85 thousand metric tons, liveweight. These three regions accounted for 44.2 percent of the country’s total hog production.

Relative to their levels in the same quarter a year ago, 12 regions reported decreases in production during the period with Bicol Region exhibiting the highest annual decline of 16.2 percent.  This region recorded  a production of 27.35 thousand metric tons, liveweight, this quarter, from 32.65 thousand metric tons, liveweight, in the second quarter of the previous year. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

As of 01 July 2020, the total swine inventory was estimated at 11.74 million heads indicating an annual decline of 7.6 percent as it recorded a stock of 12.70 million heads in the same period of 2019. Population of swine in both backyard and commercial farms posted decreases of 2.7 percent and 15.9 percent, respectively. Of the total swine inventory, 66.5 percent were raised in backyard farms while the remaining 33.5 percent were from commercial farms. (Figure 2 and Table 3)

By age, fattener had the highest share (25.7 %) to the total swine inventory, followed closely by grower (24.6%). (Figure 3 and Table 2)

The average farmgate price of hogs upgraded for slaughter during the quarter was PhP 106.08 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 3.4 percent lower than the average price of PhP 109.84 per kilogram, liveweight, in the same period of 2019.

The highest average farmgate price of hogs upgraded for slaughter within the quarter was recorded in June at PhP 108.52 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was noted in April at PhP 104.54 per kilogram, liveweight.  (Figure 4 and Table 4)

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

TECHNICAL NOTES

This Swine Situation Report presents the swine industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by farm type, and average farmgate price. This 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 hog 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 swine 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 is not included in the farmgate prices.