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The volume of hog production from April to June 2023 was recorded at 422.72 thousand metric tons, liveweight. This indicates an annual increase of 1.0% from the 418.40 thousand metric tons, liveweight output in the same period of 2022.
Survey (BLPS), and Commercial Livestock and Poultry Survey (CLPS)
Central Visayas was the top producer of hog with 54.44 thousand metric tons, liveweight or a 12.9% share of 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: Calabarzon with 53.84 thousand metric tons, Northern Mindanao with 50.98 thousand metric tons, Central Luzon with 42.35 thousand metric tons, and Western Visayas with 42.03 thousand metric tons. These regions accounted for 57.6% of the country’s total hog production during the period.
Relative to their outputs in the same quarter of 2022, nine regions registered increases in production during the quarter. In terms of level, Central Luzon recorded the highest increase of 11.29 thousand metric tons, from 31.06 thousand metric tons in the second quarter of 2022 to 42.35 thousand metric tons in the same quarter of 2023.
As of 30 June 2023, the country’s total swine inventory was estimated at 10.07 million heads. This was 1.4% higher than the previous year’s 9.94 million heads in the same period. About 67.5% of the country’s swine population came from smallholder farms, while the remaining 29.2% and 3.2% were from commercial and semicommercial farms, respectively.
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% share of the country’s total swine population during the period.
August 22, 2023/ Philippines Statistics Authority/ Philippines.
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