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Cattle Situation Report, July-September 2023

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The volume of cattle production from July to September 2023 was recorded at 51.82 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This indicates an annual decline of 1.5 percent from the same quarter of the previous year level of 52.61 thousand metric tons, liveweight. (Figure 1)

Northern Mindanao was the top producer of cattle with 8.26 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 15.9 percent share to the total cattle production during the reference quarter. Completing the top five regions with the highest volume of cattle production at liveweight during the quarter were the following:

a.    Central Visayas, 5.89 thousand metric tons;    
b.    Ilocos Region, 5.02 thousand metric tons;   
c.    Western Visayas, 4.41 thousand metric tons; and   
d.    SOCCSKSARGEN, 3.70 thousand metric tons.

These regions accounted for 52.6 percent of the country’s total cattle production in the third quarter of 2023.

In comparison to their levels in the third quarter of 2022, 11 regions posted decreases in production during the quarter. In terms of level, Central Luzon posted the highest decrease of 0.33 thousand metric tons, from 3.42 thousand metric tons in the third quarter of 2022 to 3.09 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of 2023.