Volume of Livestock Production
Total livestock production in Oriental Mindoro declined during 2024 with an estimated 17,264.87 metric tons. A decline of 61.1 percent compared to the 44,420.78 metric tons produced in 2023. The decrease in production was attributed to the decline in hog production.
Volume of Production by Animal Type
Hog production in the province plummeted by 64.2 percent in 2024, reaching an estimated 15,151.28 metric tons (liveweight). This represents a significant decline of 27,119.9 metric tons compared to the previous year's output of 42,271.13 metric tons (liveweight). Despite this decrease, hogs still account for a substantial 87.8 percent share of the province's total livestock production. (Figure 2)
Cattle production increased by 2.9 percent in 2024, with an estimated 1,387.19 metric tons (liveweight). This represents an increase of 38.5 metric tons compared to the previous year’s production of 1,348.73 metric tons (liveweight). This animal type contributed 8.0 percent to the province's total livestock output. (Figure 3)
Carabao production declined by 9.0 percent in 2024, with an estimated 676.44 metric tons (liveweight). This represents a decrease of 66.9 metric tons compared to the previous year’s production of 743.33 metric tons (liveweight). This animal type contributed 3.9 percent to the province's total livestock output. (Figure 4)
Goat production decreased by 13.2 percent in 2024, with an estimated 49.96 metric tons (liveweight). This represents a decrease of 7.62 metric tons compared to the previous year’s production of 57.58 metric tons (liveweight). This animal type contributed 0.3 percent to the province's total livestock output. (Figure 5)
Volume of Poultry and Eggs Production
In 2024, Oriental Mindoro’s estimated total poultry production reached 10,039.78 metric tons. This represents a significant increase of 4,807.55 metric tons compared to the 5,232.23 metric tons produced during 2023. This growth was primarily driven by a substantial increase in chicken production, which accounted for 99.1 percent of the province's total poultry output. (Figure 6)
Oriental Mindoro's total egg production was estimated at 3,917.34 metric tons in 2024. This represents an 18.7 percent increase, or 616.76 metric tons compared to the 3,300.58 metric tons produced during 2023. This growth is primarily driven by the rise in chicken egg production, which accounts for 97.0 percent share of the province's overall egg output. (Figure 7)
(SGD) CHARLYN ROMERO-CANTOS, PhD
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office
HTD/HBLDL
TECHNICAL NOTES
The Livestock and Poultry Situation Report presents the data on volume of production of livestock, poultry and poultry products derived from the Commercial/Backyard Livestock and Poultry Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority and collected administrative data from Compilation of Data from Slaughterhouses and Poultry Dressing Plants (CDSPDP).
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Livestock is commonly defined as domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. Livestock in this publication include hogs, cattle, goat and carabao.
Poultry can be defined as domestic fowls raised to produce meat or eggs. The poultry in this publication includes chicken and duck.
Volume of Production is the total weight in metric tons of the locally raised livestock and poultry (and poultry products) disposed for slaughter which includes animals shipped-out of slaughter.
