The October to December 2021 total hog production was estimated at 450.22 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This was -12.6 percent lower than the previous year’s same period output of 515.1 thousand metric tons, liveweight.

By region, Northern Mindanao was the top producer of hog during the quarter with 62.03 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 13.8 percent of the country’s total hog output. The other top producing regions were Western Visayas which shared 11.8 percent; CALABARZON, 11.4 percent; Central Visayas, 11.2 percent and Davao Region, 8.6 percent.

Compared with their October to December 2020 production levels, nine regions reported decreases in production during the period. Cagayan Valley posted the highest annual decline of -47.3 percent, from 14.59  thousand metric tons, liveweight in the same period of the previous year to 7.7 thousand metric tons, liveweight this quarter of 2021. (Figure 1)

As of 01 January 2022, the total swine inventory was estimated at 9.49 million heads. This was lower by -4.5 percent than the previous year’s same period population of 9.94 million heads. Inventory of swine in backyard farms declined by -7.0 percent, while in commercial farms it increased by 1.9 percent. Of the total swine population, 70.6 percent were raised in backyard farms, while the remaining 29.4 percent were from commercial farms. (Figure 2)

In terms of inventory, Western Visayas reported the highest total swine population of 1.15 million heads. This was followed by Central Visayas with 1.14 million heads and CALABARZON with 1.02 million heads. These three regions accounted for 34.9 percent of the total swine inventory in the country.

Western Visayas reported the highest inventory of swine in backyard farms with 1.02 million heads while inventory in commercial farms was highest in CALABARZON with 0.72 million heads.

The average farmgate price of hogs upgraded for slaughter in backyard farms for October to December 2021 was PhP 152.43 per kilogram, liveweight. This was 21.4 percent higher than the previous year’s same period average farmgate price of PhP 125.60 per kilogram, liveweight.

During the reference period, the highest farmgate price was recorded in December at PhP 161.52 per kilogram, liveweight, while the lowest was in October at PhP 143.35 per kilogram, liveweight. (Figure 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 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 hog 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 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 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.