Native chicken most popular in PH
Did you know that in the Philippines, the native chicken outnumbers broilers and layers? A report by USDA International revealed that as of July 2014 there were 78M native chickens as against 64M broilers in the country. Layers were counted at 29M.
USDA International Egg and Poultry
- 13 January 2015
Total chicken population as of July 1, 2014 was 172.41 million birds, down 2.50% compared to last year’s head count. Broiler chicken inventory stood at 64.70 million birds, down 3.16% compared to the 2013 level. Region III (Central Luzon) had the highest broiler inventory with a total share of 31.37% in the country’s total broiler inventory. Region IV-A (CALABARZON) shared 17.51% and Region X (Northern Mindanao), at 12.98%. These three (3) regions contributed 61.86% to the country’s total broiler inventory.
Likewise, layer chicken inventory at 29.23 million birds dropped by 7.40% compared with its headcount in the same period last year. The number of laying flock expected to lay eggs in Q3 2014 decreased by 9.39%. The top three (3) producing regions in terms of layer inventory were Region IV-A (CALABARZON) with 39.07% share, Region III (Central Luzon) with 22.99% share and Region X (Northern Mindanao) with 10.93%t share. The inventory of the top three regions comprised 73% of the country’s total layer headcount.
Native/improved chicken at 78.48 million birds increased by 0.04% against last year’s level of 78.45 million birds. The top producing region for native/improved chicken was Region VI (Western Visayas) with 16.47% share to the total native chicken inventory. The other major producing regions were Region X (Northern Mindanao) with 9.77% share and Region III (Central Luzon) with 9.30% share. All together, these regions accounted for 35.09% of the country’s native chicken inventory.
The total volume of chicken production in the first half of 2014 was estimated at 777.30 thousand metric tons, an increase of 2.24% from same period last year. Quarter 1 and Q2 2014 chicken production posted 2-3% mainly contributed by broiler chicken. In the first six months of 2014, chicken egg production went down by 4.18%. The extreme weather condition greatly affected the chicken egg production particularly in Q2 because of low egg-laying efficiency from commercial farms. The first six months of 2014 showed negative growth of around 5% in commercial egg production and a slight decrease of 1% in native egg output.
The total volume of chicken meat imports in the first half of 2014 was recorded at 40,400 tons. This corresponded to a drop of 7.39% compared with 2013 importation.
