As of 30 June 2023, the country’s total swine inventory was estimated at 10.07 million heads. This was 1.4 percent higher than the previous year’s same period count of 9.94 million heads. About 67.5 percent of the country’s swine population came from smallhold farms, while the remaining 29.2 percent and 3.2 percent were from commercial and semi-commercial farms, respectively. (Figure 2)

CALABARZON recorded the highest swine population of 1.30 million heads as of 30 June 2023. This was followed by Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao with corresponding inventories of 1.17 million heads and 1.12 million heads. These three regions accounted for 35.6 percent share to the country’s total swine population during the period.