REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY SPECIAL RELEASE CHICKEN SITUATION REPORT January-March 2018 Date of Release: 22 May 2018 Reference No. 2018 - _/4: Total chicken production (439,956 metric mee tons) during the first quarter of 2018 F*Pnlippiness onaery Aare ave antes increased by 4.93 percent compared to previous year's level of 419,303 metric tons. 493 5 Of the total chicken production, & 79.89 percent was contributed by the £ broiler chicken type. o chicken producer with _ estimated aor72016 20102017 production of 162,321 metric tons. P= Prekninry Central Luzon, CALABARZON and Northem Mindanao comprised the top three (3) chicken producers in the country and accounted for 63.70 percent of the total chicken production. The total chicken inventory as of April 1, FIGURE 2 Changesin Chickeninventory by 2018 grew by 2.96 percent or an peer ee mee, estimates of 184.34 million _ birds asst compared with previous year's total inventory. 80 I Fa The inventory of -— layer and = nativelimproved chicken recorded Be increases by 7.15 percent and 4.42 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, broiler Se eee ee chicken inventory (estimated at 63.63 million birds) contracted by 1.11 percent. «201772016 «201872017 = Prekminary ase 42 s SA Complex, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 ‘Telephone: (632) 938-5267 ‘worw-psa.gov.phThe average farmgate price of broiler | FIGURE 3 Changesin Chicken Farmgate Price, meat from January to March 2018 posted | aia era lad @ positive growth of 5.68 percent, or | about PhP 87.54 per kilogram, liveweight a compared to its previous year's average r price of PhP 82.83 per kilogram, E liveweight. © st aosraois 2ers2017 = Pretninry TECHNICAL NOTES This Chicken Situation Report Presents the chicken industry in terms of volume of production; inventory by type; and average farmgate prices. The report was prepared to serve as ready reference for our various clients and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. It is released quarterly in January, May, August and November every year. Concepts and Definitions Volume of Production refers to the volume of locally-raised animals disposed for dressing which include animals shipped-out for dressing. This is expressed in thousand metric tons, liveweight Inventory refers to the actual number of domesticated animals present in the farm as of a specific reference date. Farmgate Price refers to the price received by farmers, livestock and poultry raisers for the sale of their produce at the first point of sale net of freight. FOR THE DEPUTY NATIONAL STATISTICIAN: WILMA A. GUILLEN Assistant National Statistician Social Sector Statistics Service Officer-in-ChargeSTATISTICAL TABLES ‘TABLE 1 Volume of Chicken Production, by Region, Philippines: January- March, 2016-2018” (metric ton, liveweight) Growth Rate | Percent REGION 2016 2017 2018" Share to 2017/2016] 2018/2017| 2018 a @ a w a o PHILIPPINES 412,991 499.956 1534.93 car 1.787 1916 483218 ILOCOS REGION 191889 2iei8 = 0s2 8134.81 ‘CAGAYAN VALLEY 14,839 14702 4.87) 4.15 3.34 (CENTRAL LUZON 154,382 182321 247) 7.80 36.89 ‘CALABARZON 75997 2530078 17.27 MIMAROPA 2542 (1.12) 1.18058 BICOL REGION 14219208 908255, WESTERN VISAYAS 27335 810420821 CENTRAL VISAYAS 28078 «073758 6.38 EASTERN VISAYAS. 12021 1687 1483273 ‘ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA 694 = 8476.58) 1.87 NORTHERN MINDANAO. 403895968113 9.18 DAVAO REGION 15615 056) 20) 3.55 ‘SOCCSKSARGEN 10,684 198551551 12.28 3.15 3,580 3988 1211 = 084) 389) 48041207088