Volume of Livestock Production

During the third quarter of 2024, the total volume of livestock production in Palawan was estimated at 15,514.17 metric tons, liveweight. It posted an increase of 10.95 percent from the 13,982.90 metric tons, liveweight production in the third quarter of 2023. By animal type, production from hog, goat and cattle increased, while production from carabao decreased.

Volume of Production by Animal Type 

The third quarter 2024 hog production in the province was estimated at 13,381.55 metric tons, liveweight. This was 13.97 percent higher (1,639.85 metric tons) than the same quarter output in the past year of 11,741.70 metric tons, liveweight. This animal type contributed 86.3 percent share to the total livestock production of the province.

Cattle production during the third quarter of 2024 was estimated at 1,284.85 metric tons, liveweight. This was 0.28 percent higher (3.55 metric tons) than the same period output in 2023 of 1,281.30 metric tons, liveweight. This animal type contributed 8.3 percent share to the total livestock production of the province during the reference quarter.

Carabao production was estimated at 576.43 metric tons, liveweight in the third quarter of 2024. This was 18.2 percent lower (128.33 metric tons) than the third quarter 2023 output of 704.76 metric tons, liveweight. This animal type contributed 3.7 percent share to the total livestock production of the province.

The third quarter 2024 goat production was estimated at 271.34 metric tons, liveweight. This was 6.34 percent higher (16.19 metric tons) than the previous year’s same quarter output of 255.15 metric tons, liveweight. This animal type contributed 1.7 percent share to the total livestock production of the province during the reference quarter.

Volume of Poultry Production 

The total volume of poultry production in Palawan was estimated at 2,189.31 metric tons in the third quarter of 2024. It posted an increase of 26.6 percent or about 460.09 metric tons from the 1,729.22 metric tons production in the third quarter of 2023. This was brought about by the increase in chicken production which had 96.9 percent share of the total poultry production in the province.

Volume of Eggs Production

During the third quarter of 2024, the total volume of egg production in Palawan was estimated at 896.58 metric tons. It posted a decrease of 19.30 percent (214.39 metric tons) from the 1,110.97 metric tons production during the third quarter of 2023. This was brought about by the decrease in chicken egg production which had 93.29 percent share of the total egg production in the province.

DONNA MARIE D. MOBE 
(Supervising Statistical Specialist) 
Officer-in-Charge 
Palawan Provincial Statistical Office