PRODUCTION

The total volume of hog production in  IIocos Region for  July-December 2021  was  27,604 metric tons liveweight. This was 35.05 percent lower than the 2nd  Semester  2020 level. Both 3^rd and 4^th quarter production recorded decreases of 42.19 percent and 26.64 respectively.  

Ilocos Region contributed  3.18 percent (Fig. 1) to  the  national  production of 868,289.98 metric tons liveweight, ranking 12th  among the  hog  producing regions in the country. 

INVENTORY

The total headcount of swine in Ilocos Region as of July  1, 2021 was 338,738 heads. It declined by 42.23 percent from previous year’s inventory of 586,344 heads. Likewise, swine inventory as of Oct 1, 2021 of 301,301 heads decreased by 35.25 percent over last year’s level of same reference date.  

 The contraction in the swine population in Ilocos Region as of July 1, 2021 and October 1, 2021 was contributed by  all provinces. The highest decreases in inventory for the above period compared to same reference last year were recorded in Pangasinan of 78.32 percent and 59.95 percent respectively. The contraction of swine headcount can be attributed to  African Swine Fever (ASF) as some backyard raisers and commercial farms stopped operation in the region. 

SLAUGHTERED IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES

Likewise, the total number of hogs slaughtered during the 2nd S emester 2021 decreased by 28.91 percent (Table 3) over the 2nd Semester 2020 level. Both 3^rd and 4^th quarter 2021 showed decreases in the number of  hogs slaughtered by 38.17 percent and 17.64, respectively.  

PRICES

The average farm price of hog for slaughter in backyard farms from July to December 2021 was PhP 175.16 per kilo liveweight. This was  higher by 25.16 percent than the 2nd Semester 2020 price of Php 139.95 per kilo liveweight. The peak or highest price recorded during the period  was    Php 193.44 per kilo in December 2021.