The country’s total hog production increased to 436.68 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the third quarter of 2022, from 418.07 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year. This indicates an annual growth rate of 4.5 percent, a turnaround from the -17.8 percent decline in 2021.

Among the regions, Central Visayas was the major contributor to hog production during the quarter with 13.3 percent share and estimated production of 58.08 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

Completing the top five hog major producing regions and their corresponding volume of production were:
a. Northern Mindanao with 4.29 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
b. CALABARZON with 52.79 thousand metric tons, liveweight;
c. Western Visayas with 52.54 thousand metric tons, liveweight; and
d. SOCCSKSARGEN with 36.45 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

These regions accounted for 58.1 percent share of the country’s total hog production.

Relative to their levels in the same quarter of 2021, nine regions posted increments in production during the quarter. In terms of level, Central Visayas posted the highest increase of 8.36 thousand metric tons, live weight from 49.72 thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same quarter of the previous year to 58.08 thousand metric tons, liveweight this third quarter of 2022.

Total swine inventory as of 30 September 2022 was estimated at 10.07 million heads. About 77.7 percent of the country’s swine population came from smallhold farms, followed by commercial farms with 21.2 percent and semi-commercial farms with 1.1 percent. (Figure 2)

Higher contribution in the country’s total swine population were reported in CALABARZON, Western Visayas, and Central Visayas with respective shares of 11.8 percent,11.6 percent, and 11.4 percent.

The average farmgate price of hogs upgraded for slaughter was quoted at PhP 183.22 per kilogram, liveweight for this quarter. This was 20.7 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average farmgate price of PhP 151.85 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 4)

During the reference quarter, the highest farmgate price was recorded in July at PhP 191.57 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in September at PhP 178.69 per kilogram, liveweight. 

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

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Swine Situation Report presents the swine industry in terms of volume of production, inventory by farm type, and average farmgate prices. This 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 hogs disposed for slaughter including animals shipped-out for slaughter. This is expressed in metric tons, liveweight.

Inventory refers to the actual number of swine 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 swine 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, 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 2020 to 2021 farmgate prices included in this special release were sourced from the Price Statistics Division (PSD), while the 2022 farmgate prices were based on the surveys of Livestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD).