The volume of hog production from July to September 2023 was recorded at 450.90 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This indicates an annual increase of 3.3 percent from the 436.68 thousand metric tons, liveweight output in the same period of 2022. (Figure 1)

Central Visayas was the top producer of hog with 67.66 thousand metric tons, liveweight or 15.0 percent share to the total hog production during the period. Completing the top five regions with the highest volume of hog production at liveweight during the quarter were the following:

a.    CALABARZON with 59.81 thousand metric tons;       
b.    Northern Mindanao with 54.50 thousand metric tons;       
c.    Central Luzon with 46.16 thousand metric tons; and      
d.    Davao Region with 36.16 thousand metric tons.

These regions accounted for 58.6 percent of the country’s total hog production during the period.

Relative to their outputs in the same quarter of 2022, 13 regions registered increases in production during the quarter. In terms of level, Central Luzon recorded the highest increase of 12.35 thousand metric tons, from 33.80 thousand metric tons in the third quarter of 2022 to 46.16 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of 2023.