As of 01 October 2020, the total swine inventory was estimated at 11.27 million heads, lower by -13.4 percent from the 13.01 million heads count in the same period of 2019. Population of swine in both backyard farms and commercial farms posted decreases of -5.4 percent and -27.0 percent, respectively. Of the total swine inventory, 68.8 percent were raised in backyard farms while the remaining 31.2 percent were from commercial farms. (Figure 2 and Table 2)

The top three regions, in terms of inventory were CALABARZON, Western Visayas, and Central Visayas. These regions comprised 33.9 percent of the country’s total swine inventory. (Table 3)