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As of July 1, 2017, the total swine population stood at 12.52 million heads. This was 0.16 percent higher compared with previous year’s inventory of 12.50 million heads. Stocks in backyard farms increased by 0.62 percent. However, stocks in commercial farms decreased by 0.67 percent compared to their 2016 levels. About 64.0 percent of the total stocks were raised in backyard farms and the rest were in commercial farms.
Total sows inventory was 1.70 million heads. It was 1.32 percent higher than the 2016 level of 1.67 million heads. Of the total swine population sow accounted for 13.59 percent. Total inventory of gilts during the period was 502.91 thousand heads. It increased by 2.52 percent from the 201 6 level. As of July 1, 2017, the total inventory of fatteners stood at 3.63 million heads. This was 0.66 percent lower than previous year’s level of 3.66 million heads. Fatteners shared 29.02 percent to the total swine inventory. The total inventory of growers as of July 1, 2017 was recorded at 3.59 million heads or 0.17 percent higher compared with 2016 stocks of 3.55 million heads. Growers shared 28.68 percent to the total swine stocks. Piglets, weanlings and boars which were classified as “others”, contributed 24.69 percent to the total swine population. Their combined inventory of 3.09 million heads grow by 0.10 percent from the July 1, 2016 level.
The total volume of hog production for January to June 2017 was 1,087.74 thousand metric tons. It posted a 1.04 percent increase in production compared with 2016 output of 1,076.53 thousand metric tons.
The average farmgate price of live hogs from January to June 2017 increased from PhP 94.22 per kilogram, liveweight to PhP 104.55 per kilogram, liveweight in 2017. The highest price was observed in June at PhP 111.22 per kilogram, liveweight and the lowest was in January at PhP 95.73 per kilogram, liveweight.
November 2017/ Philippine Statistics Authority/ Philippines.
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