As of 30 June 2023, the total duck laying flock inventory was estimated at 8.02 million birds. This was 1.4 percent higher than the previous year’s same period count of 7.90 million birds.

Central Luzon recorded the highest duck laying flock population of 3.94 million birds as of 30 June 2023. This was followed by SOCCSKSARGEN and Western Visayas with corresponding inventories of 0.58 million birds and 0.56 million birds. These three regions accounted for 63.4 percent of the country’s total duck laying flock population during the period. (Figure 2)